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Towards A New Normal
When I first spoke publicly on the problems of Sea-Tac Airport four years ago, I was not coy. I said, “Roll it back.” And by that I meant, reducing the number of daily operations back to 2012 levels. I was told that only an act of God could make such a thing possible. Who knew, -
Chase, Amex spending millions on points and miles — what it means for the future of loyalty programs
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on the travel industry, driving new bookings close to zero and sending cancellations skyrocketing. As such, airlines and hotels are faced with a liquidity crisis unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Many are turning to government bailouts to help weather this storm, but a number of programs -
2020-04-2230 Years After ANCA: Can Airports Live with New Community-Imposed Noise Restrictions?
Airport Infrastructure & Operations Curt Castagna Advances in technology allow manufacturers to build quieter, more efficient aircraft with less noise impacts on airport neighbors. In In Colorado, Congressional lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow general aviation airports to impose new operational restrictions to reduce aircraft noise, including the ability to limit access to -
15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?
Scene at a nearly empty terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, where the number of people traveling by plane has plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times) By Kiera FeldmanStaff Writer April 20, 2020 10:30 AM UPDATED 11:13 AM Somehow, word got around among retired New York City firefighters about a perfect second-career -
As Online Buying Surges, So Do Noisy Cargo Flights
Cargo capacity has been expanding at some airports, disturbing the peace and routines of people who live nearby. Official channels offer scant recourse. -
AICA Gone Local
For the past several years there has been a lot of energy directed at creating Federal legislation to correct the systemic unfairness we all experience living near a large airport like Sea-Tac. On the surface, this makes perfect sense: the FAA has direct authority over all airports. And many, many attempts at obtaining relief by -
PPP Update #1
A quick note on last week’s Port Of Seattle General Meeting (agenda) video. The Port approved the first batch of money of the new Port Package Update program. This contract includes sixty (60) homes and the Villa Enzi condominiums on 216th in Des Moines–which have been waiting for years and years. Unrelated, but it also -
It’s A Disaster
With the emergence of Coronavirus, we’ve noticed a great deal of Schadenfreude among airport activists across the world. Comments such as “It’s so quiet now. We should have an outbreak like this all the time!” The thing most residents forget is that we actually did twenty years ago. It was called ‘9/11’. If you look -
Ultrafine particles: unique physicochemical properties relevant to health and disease
Hyouk-Soo Kwon, Min Hyung Ryu & Christopher Carlsten Experimental & Molecular Medicine volume 52, pages318–328 (2020)Cite this article 15k Accesses 98 Citations 82 Altmetric Metricsdetails Abstract Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are aerosols with an aerodynamic diameter of 0.1 µm (100 nm) or less. There is a growing concern in the public health community about the contribution of UFPs to human health. Despite their modest mass -
Officials give update on coronavirus response at Sea-Tac Airport
Officials give update on coronavirus response at Sea-Tac Airport Officials at Sea-Tac Airport say the drop in daily passengers is in the thousands as the region deals with the coronavirus outbreak. SEATAC, Wash. — Sea-Tac Airport Managing Director Lance Lyttle said despite the drastic drop in passengers traveling through the airport due to the coronavirus