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2026-05-14
KCIA Vision 2045 Open House
King County International Airport-Boeing Field is at a pivotal moment, developing comprehensive plans that will determine its operations through 2045. The airport's Vision 2045 Airport Plan and Part 150 Study represent crucial strategic initiatives to balance safe, efficient operations with evolving aviation demands and community needs. Join airport officials on Thursday, May 14 (5:30-7:30 p.m.) at the KCIA Flight Service Station to discover the preferred alternative for the airport's future development. This isn't just another planning meeting—it's your opportunity to understand how proposed projects and improvements will directly impact aviation services, local operations, and surrounding communities. The Vision 2045 plan incorporates extensive stakeholder feedback and addresses critical infrastructure needs for future demand. Meanwhile, the Part 150 Study focuses on noise compatibility programs, ensuring community concerns remain central to planning decisions. With environmental analysis nearing completion and submissions to King County Council and the FAA approaching, this open house offers essential insights into decisions that will shape regional aviation for decades. Visit KCIAplanning.com for updates. -
2026-05-14
PSCAA Advisory Council Meeting
Call to Order – Land Acknowledgement 9:00 – 9:05 Land acknowledgement recognizing Coast Salish people and traditional lands I. Early Morning: Alignment & Assessment A. Approval of March 11, 2026 Minutes 9:05 – 9:30 B. Introductions and Setting Goals and Norms for Retreat 9:05 – 9:30 II. New Business A. Strategic Plan Third Annual Report -
2026-05-11
The MD-11 cargo planes like the one in last fall’s deadly UPS crash in Louisville return to the air
Plumes of smoke rise from the area of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry, File) This photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows UPS plane crash scene, Nov. 6, 2025 in Louisville, Ky. (NTSB via AP, File) This photo -
2026-05-11
Des Moines Airport Advisory Committee Meeting May 11, 2026
Call to Order Agenda Items Item 1: Approval of Minutes Motion: “I move to approve the minutes from the Airport Advisory Committee meeting held on April 13, 2026.” Item 2: Complaints/Communications Item 3: Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) Meeting Update Item 4: Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Update Item 5: Airport Committee Workplan Amendment -
2026-05-04
Ep #24 The 400,000lb tube going 200mph
**Discover why environmental progress stalled for airport communities while cars got cleaner** Ever wonder why your car's emissions have dramatically improved over decades, but aviation seems stuck in the past? In this eye-opening episode of The Airport Communities Podcast, we explore the fascinating tale of two environmental paths that diverged after 1970. While Washington Senator Scoop Jackson spearheaded NEPA—one of the largest expansions of environmental policy in American history—and California secured game-changing carve-outs in the Clean Air Act that led to massive air quality improvements, aviation somehow got left behind. Despite Boeing being headquartered in Washington, aviation environmental standards never caught up. UW Meteorologist Cliff Mass delivers some stark perspective: those two annual flights to Europe generate more greenhouse gases than most people produce in their entire homes over a year. Meanwhile, Boeing's monopoly status has eliminated market incentives for cleaner technology. This wasn't an oversight—it was intentional. Today, every airport community continues paying the price for decisions made decades ago that exempted aviation from automotive-level engineering standards. -
2026-05-03
StART meeting April 29, 2026
SAMP/SEPA teaser offers no spoilers. Just confusion over a process completed six months ago The latest meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Roundtable provided a recap of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan federal approval process (NEPA SAMP FONSI/ROD) and a teaser of the upcoming state process (SEPA) which will begin on May 22, 2026. StART Meeting -
2026-05-03
At Sea-Tac vehicle safety gets fresh look after Laguardia crash
Ramp controllers Jamaal Surrell, center, and Daniel Pakulin monitor the movements of planes and vehicles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s ramp control tower last month. Sea-Tac plans to add transponders and antennas that sync with the FAA’s system, giving air traffic controllers more visibility into vehicle movements. (Karen Ducey/ Seattle Times)Less By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times -
2026-05-03
A United jet narrowly avoided catastrophe when it struck a truck near Newark airport during landing
A low flying United Airlines plane crashed in a light pole and a moving bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike Sunday afternoon after making an attempt to land at Newark Airport. AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a United plane avoids catastrophe but strikes truck while landing at Newark airport. Anyone who drives that section -
2026-05-02
Delta Air Lines Meltdown — Hundreds Of Flights Canceled While Rivals Run Fine Amid Internal “Crew Restrictions”
by Gary Leff on May 2, 2026 Delta Air Lines has cancelled hundreds of flights over the past two days. A number of readers have asked me what on earth is going on, and I’ve been a bit perplexed. Delta has cancelled nearly as many flights as Spirit Airlines today, and Spirit Airlines ceased operations -
2026-05-01
Spirit airlines prepares to shut down
By Niraj Chokshi The New York Times Spirit Airlines turned off the lights for good Saturday morning. The budget airline had lost billions of dollars in recent years, filing for bankruptcy in 2024 and 2025. Spirit hoped to emerge from its second bankruptcy this summer as a smaller company, but those plans fell apart as