Flyer: How An Airline Sets Up At Sea-Tac

This April 1982 edition of the Sea-Tac Flyer, the Port of Seattle's employee newsletter, explains how airlines set up operations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport following federal deregulation in 1978. It details the process new carriers must follow, including obtaining route authorization, negotiating facility leases or sharing arrangements with established airlines, and working with Port departments on construction and agreements. The issue also covers airline announcements, a Black History Month exhibit, and other employee news from the airport.

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April 1982 edition of the Port of Seattle Sea-Tac International Airport employee newsletter ‘Flyer.’ Features a detailed article on how airlines set up operations at Sea-Tac Airport after the Airline Deregulation Act of October 1978, using Frontier Airlines (Denver-based) as a case study — including its 17-year effort beginning in 1964 via a Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) Pacific Northwest-Southwest service case proceeding. Covers Basic Airline Lease and Agreement, Airline Ground Handling Agreement, facility sharing with Pan Am and Wien Air, Airport Real Estate Department, Airport Engineering Department, and statistics on airline growth from 12 carriers in 1968 to 28 post-deregulation. Also includes Cascade Airways British Aerospace 748 service expansion to Pasco, Pullman, Yakima, and Walla Walla; Emery Worldwide (formerly Emery Air Freight) name change; Pan Am father-son service pin ceremony; Flight Terminal Security Co. Salvation Army donation of $1,372.25; Depression Day cafeteria event with ‘Sound Decision’ barbershop quartet (Sweet Adelines, Puget Sound chapter); and a Beechcraft nose-stand incident on Runway 16 Left.

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