Category : News Stories(307)
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2024-05-08Farm To Fly: Greenwashing at your expense
Proposal would subsidize farmers to grow crops to create aviation fuel The Farm To Fly Act is the most basic reason STNI has never endorsed so-called sustainable aviation fuels. In theory, aviation fuels created exclusively from scrap biomass may pollute less and might create fewer greenhouse gases than fossil fuels. However, the amount of such available material -
2024-04-16‘Insufficient’ Land Stewardship Plan passes
High ideals held back by limiting only to immediate airport property Today’s Commission meeting approved the Port’s Land Stewardship Plan. Unfortunately the plan has a glaring defect: it only applies to property on the ‘triple a’, which renders it almost neutered. One member of the public described it as ‘completely insufficient’ and we must agree. -
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.