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2024-04-16
April 15, 2024 Protest Q&A from King County Prosecutor’s Office
King County Leaders, Sharing a note that we sent to reporters within the past hour who had questions about yesterday’s protest at Sea-Tac International Airport (SEA). Please reach out if you have any additional questions for us. -Douglas Douglas E. Wagoner, MPA (He/Him) Deputy Director of Communications King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office O (206) 514-7643 -
2024-04-16Law Enforcement Response at Airport During Protest
Riot-equipped police officers stand over individuals lying on the ground near a concrete barrier at what appears to be Sea-Tac Airport. An American Eagle regional jet (registration N311VE) is visible in the background at the terminal. -
2024-03-12Senator Patty Murray at press conference
Washington Senator Patty Murray speaking at a press conference (AP photo, March 2024), identified from the original filename and matching visual appearance. -
2024-03-03
Port Package Update Program News!
Understanding the program and how we can help Issue #1 Print version If you own a home in Burien, Des Moines, Kent or SeaTac, and have a sound insulation system (called a Port Package), you may be experiencing problems such as mold and water damage to your windows, doors and ceilings. You may also have -
Port Package Update Program Outreach!
Understanding the new program and how we can continue to help If you own a home in Burien, Des Moines, Kent or SeaTac, and have a sound insulation system (called a Port Package), you may be experiencing problems such as mold and water damage to your windows, doors and ceilings. You may also have just -
2024-01-20NTSB Investigators Examining Aircraft Parts
Two NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) investigators, identifiable by their agency-marked jackets, handle a fuselage door plug panel — with a window cutout visible — recovered in a residential neighborhood. This corresponds to the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident in which a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 shortly after takeoff from Portland International Airport. -
2024-01-09NTSB Investigators Examining Aircraft Debris
Two NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) investigators, wearing agency-marked jackets, examine and recover a large aircraft door plug panel found on a residential lawn. The panel, which has a window cutout, is consistent with the door plug that detached from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 (Boeing 737 MAX 9) in January 2024, with debris recovered in the Portland, Oregon area. -
2023-12-24Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Strike with Pay Us or Chaos Signs
Alaska Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, demonstrate with yellow picket signs reading 'Alaska Makes $$$$ We Can't Make Rent' and 'Pay Us or Chaos.' The protest reflects a labor dispute over wages between the union and Alaska Airlines management. -
2023-07-28Aircraft Engine Failure with Fire During Flight
A Boeing 777 engine (Pratt & Whitney PW4000) is shown on fire and with its cowling torn away, photographed from a passenger window seat. This image is widely recognized as being from United Airlines Flight 328, which suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport on February 20, 2021. -
For Port of Seattle Commission, vote Todd Curtis
As we’ve written many times, Port of Seattle Commissioner is the most consequential vote on any ballot for airport community voters. But it is also the most difficult choice because position information on the issues we care about most is so difficult to find. Candidates focus on issues of concern to every constituency except airport communities.