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  • 2025-07-29

    In a Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding

    If upheld in court, the repeal would make it almost impossible for future administrations to rein in greenhouse gases. By Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington July 29, 2025Updated 3:19 p.m. ET Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said on Tuesday the Trump administration would revoke the scientific determination that
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsEPA, New York Times
  • 2025-07-28

    Ep #1: Getting to Version 2

    The Airport Communities Podcast Welcome to the first episode of the Airport Communities Podcast. In this episode, we discuss why we began STNI by mentioning a few of the many initiatives that get half the way there – but are never followed up on. It’s a pattern; one that creates a cycle of frustration. Every
    CategoriesNews Stories TagsThe Airport Communities Podcast!
  • 2025-07-26

    Shocking plunge by Southwest flight from Southern California was to avoid another aircraft

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Passengers aboard a Southwest Airline jet that took a dramatic plunge to avoid an oncoming aircraft were told by the pilot that they nearly struck another plane before landing safely in Las Vegas. The Boeing 737 jet dropped hundreds of feet in a little over 30 seconds during a flight on Friday, according
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsAssociated Press, FAA Occurrences
  • 2025-07-23

    Greenhouse gas accounting procedures may overlook bio-derived aviation fuel

    by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Low carbon fuel policies are intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. However, rigid carbon intensity (CI) accounting procedures in current policies may limit CI responsiveness across candidate sites and facilities. Work published in the journal ACS Sustainable Resource
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsBiofuels, SAF, Sustainable Aviation Fuels
  • 2025-07-20

    Alaska Airlines Asks to Ground Its Fleet, F.A.A. Says

    The reason for the grounding, late on Sunday, was not immediately clear. Alaska Air said on its website that it was “experiencing issues with our IT systems.” Alaska Airlines requested a ground stop for hundreds of aircraft, FAA said on Sunday. Credit…M. Scott Brauer for The New York Times By Yan Zhuang Alaska Airlines requested a
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsAlaska Airlines, FAA Occurrences, New York Times
  • 2025-07-19

    Money Balls

    Using ‘bird deterrents’ to think about airport community compensation On November 21, 2024 the Des Moines City Council voted to spend $124,191 of Des Moines taxpayer money for Bird-X (brand)  ‘bird balls’. This was not a discretionary purchase. According to FAA Advisory Circular 150-5200-33C a property owner of a retention pond near an airport is
    CategoriesChange The Culture, News Stories
  • 2025-07-16

    Burien City Council proposes cancelling SIRRPP?

    It costs no more to do it right. At the July 14, 2025 Burien City Council meeting Councilmember Linda Akey made this proposal. I would like to request the city council take two actions. One, authorize city staff to work on a letter to the Port of Seattle requesting an end to the Port Package
    CategoriesNews Stories TagsBurien Airport Committee, City of Burien, SIRRPP
  • 2025-07-08

    For Some Airport Users, ADS-B is a Four-Letter Word

    The aviation industry has long relied on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data to provide real-time tracking and monitoring of aircraft for collision avoidance, weather awareness and routine air traffic management. However, the technology can also be used to assess and bill aircraft owners for landing and other airfield fees, which has caused an outcry of
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsAirport Improvement Magazine
  • 2025-07-08

    Delta Flight Diverted to Fort Myers After Onboard Battery Fire, FAA Notes Rise in Lithium Battery Incidents

    A Delta Air Lines flight made an unscheduled landing yesterday in Fort Myers, Florida, due to a portable battery catching fire on board. Flight 1334, en route from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale, was diverted when flight attendants noticed and extinguished flames from what seemed to be a personal battery, Delta confirmed in a statement reported
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsCNN, FAA Occurrences
  • 2025-07-07

    Significant Changes to the National Environmental Policy Act Affecting Airport Projects

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has seen seismic changes in the past several months. On June 30, 2025, FAA rescinded its previous NEPA procedures and issued new Order 1050.1G, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, to address the recent rescission of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA regulations, recent Executive Orders, and a recent
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsFAA, Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell, NEPA

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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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