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  • Editorial: Keep Paine Field off list for service expansion

    A proposed commission to site a new or expanded commercial airport in the state should bypass PAE. Friday, March 15, 2019 1:30am Opinion In Our View By The Herald Editorial Board For the opponents of regular passenger airline service at Paine Field — the cheers from supporters over this month’s first flights still ringing in

  • Schiphol Watch

    This group is doing great work advocating for people near Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Yes, the site is in Dutch but it’s totally worth the bit of extra effort to view it through Google Translate (which works fine for Dutch) as they have some of the best information in the world.

  • Des Moines Regular City Council Meeting

    City Manager’s report of Impact Study, Airport Committee and SAMP Scoping 21630 11th Avenue S, Des Moines, Washington

  • The real story about CO2 emissions from aviation

    We regularly read reports from the airline industry that its CO2 emissions would only make up 2 percent of the national total. Having become suspicious by the multitude of false claims from that corner, we decided to misuse the back of our cigarette box for a calculation. Spoiler: the sector is far from it. In

  • Why Can’t We Have A Curfew?

    Blame it on ANCA , the Airport Noise And Capacity Act Of 1990. Airport law–specifically the history of how communities lost their rights–is long. You can read a short history at our Airport Law Cheat Sheet. But one question people have is WHY CAN’T WE SLEEP AT NIGHT? So here is a summary of. The

  • Apparently mold is unhealthy. In a restaurant.

    And in today’s news: Des Moines building with two restaurants closed due to serious health hazards Port Package Problems A bit of background: We’ve tried and tried for a couple of years now to raise the alarm on the issue of mold in homes with Port Packages. We were first alerted to the problem when

  • Airlines Were Supposed to Fix Their Pollution Problem. It’s Just Getting Worse

    Hundreds of millions of new passengers are coming, and there’s no solution in sight. By William Wilkes Environmental activists recoil for a reason when the super-rich fly private jets to forums that preach carbon neutrality. Airplane pollution levels really are going through the stratosphere and nobody seems to have a viable plan to rein them

  • Washington Sustainable Aviation Fuels Summit

    “At the two-day Washington Sustainable Aviation Fuels Summit, you will hear from national leaders on engaging and aligning the entire sustainable fuels value chain as we bring Washington’s most innovative industries together to develop a local supply chain of clean and sustainable fuels for aviation.” More… Here is a link to the Port Of Seattle’s

  • A Letter To Mayor Jimmy Matta re. Port Package Problems

    I’m often asked why I’m so gung ho about legislative action as opposed to working through issues via the SAMP (Sustainable Airport Master Plan). My flip answer is “If the Port wants me to do it? I’m immediately skeptical.” And the Port wants to drive all community issues through the SAMP. But the substantive reason

  • King5 News: 5 things to know about flying out of Paine Field in Everett

    Here’s what you need to know about Paine Field before heading out for your first flight. Author: Allison Sundell Published: 12:02 PM PST March 1, 2019 Updated: 7:22 PM PST March 1, 2019 EVERETT, Wash. — Commercial passenger service will launch Monday from Paine Field in Everett, offering West Coast travelers a second option to
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