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2025-08-07
More than 1,000 United Airlines flights delayed in the US due to technology problem
By JACK BROOK and LISA BAUMANN A technology issue prompted United Airlines to ground planes at major U.S. airports Wednesday and more than 1,000 flights were delayed. The impacted system, called Unimatic, houses flight information that is fed to other systems including those that calculate weight and balance and track flight times, according to United. It’s not clear -
2025-08-04
Ep #2: The Casino
The Airport Communities Podcast In our second episode, things start to get awkward. We use the metaphor of a Casino to describe a system that needs you to play. Wants you to play. Needs to be perceived as fair. But isn’t designed to give you the information you need to win. We tell a quick -
2025-08-01
Port of Seattle Announces October Release for SAMP Draft EA Decision
Delays from FAA policy changes. Port still confident in moving ahead to SEPA The Port of Seattle has confirmed that the Final Decision on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) will be released on October 31, 2025. Washington. The decision will arrive almost one year to the day after the original -
2025-07-29
In a Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding
If upheld in court, the repeal would make it almost impossible for future administrations to rein in greenhouse gases. By Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington July 29, 2025Updated 3:19 p.m. ET Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said on Tuesday the Trump administration would revoke the scientific determination that -
2025-07-28
Ep #1: Getting to Version 2
The Airport Communities Podcast Welcome to the first episode of the Airport Communities Podcast. In this episode, we discuss why we began STNI by mentioning a few of the many initiatives that get half the way there – but are never followed up on. It’s a pattern; one that creates a cycle of frustration. Every -
2025-07-26
Shocking plunge by Southwest flight from Southern California was to avoid another aircraft
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Passengers aboard a Southwest Airline jet that took a dramatic plunge to avoid an oncoming aircraft were told by the pilot that they nearly struck another plane before landing safely in Las Vegas. The Boeing 737 jet dropped hundreds of feet in a little over 30 seconds during a flight on Friday, according -
2025-07-24
Sustainable jet fuel company plans multibillion-dollar plant in Longview
By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Story Highlights Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels plans 200-acre sustainable aviation fuel facility in Longview. Company mitigates financial risk through insurance underwriter partnership for funding. Facility expected to produce 60 million gallons of SAF annually. A sustainable aviation fuel company is eyeing a site on the Columbia River in Cowlitz -
2025-07-23
Flying Food Group leases space in new SeaTac building
By Shawna De La Rosa – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Flying Food Group has leased 95,700 square feet at an industrial building in SeaTac. The space is located in Bridge Industrial’s 169,600-square-foot Bridge Point SeaTac 300 building, which was completed in 2024. Flying Food is the building’s first tenant. The Chicago-based airline catering company’s lease at -
2025-07-23
Highline Forum July 23 2025 (Highline College Bldg #8)
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2025-07-23
Greenhouse gas accounting procedures may overlook bio-derived aviation fuel
by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Low carbon fuel policies are intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. However, rigid carbon intensity (CI) accounting procedures in current policies may limit CI responsiveness across candidate sites and facilities. Work published in the journal ACS Sustainable Resource