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By  Dominic Gates  and  Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The near-catastrophic midair blowout of a door-sized fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January was caused by two distinct manufacturing errors by different crews on successive days last fall in Boeing’s assembly plant in Renton. The first manufacturing lapse occurred within

By  Caitlyn Freeman  and  Rebecca Moss Seattle Times staff reporters Seattle-Tacoma International Airport officials confirmed Sunday that an apparent cyberattack took down websites, email and phone services at the airport and Port of Seattle this weekend, disrupting travel plans. The outages were first reported Saturday morning and stretched into Sunday afternoon, with officials offering no

On August 24th, the Port of Seattle web site was the victim of a cyberattack. As of today, their main web site is still inactive, although their email and public records request systems are working. In the meantime, the Washington Ports Association is hosting information on Commission activities <a href="https://www.washingtonports.org/port-of-seattle-corporate">here</a>.

Home Services Environment Watersheds and rivers Central Puget Sound Watershed Miller and Walker Creeks Stewardship Miller Creek Photo Tour Regardless of whether you’ve lived in the Miller/Walker Creek basin all your life or have just moved here, you’ll find Miller Creek views you’ve never seen before! References to “stream reaches” refer to the analysis of

By Sruti Kafle Published Aug 12, 2024 Sruti is a physics graduate who has taught subjects such as aerodynamics and human factors in aviation. Summary Banked hubs streamline connections & offer flexibility. Rolling hubs reduce delays but lower revenue for airlines. Industry experts suggest a hybrid approach for greater efficiency. The major carriers in the US, such

The Des Moines Creek benthos sampling is part of a larger Des Moines Creek Water Quality Monitoring Program that began in 2012. This program is designed to monitor and assess water quality in Des Moines Creek and will follow three broad goals: • Understand the status and trends of water quality and ecological health of

No waiting: Lines are few, but so are the flights at Everett’s Paine Field. Transportation By Mike Merritt – August 12, 2024 At Everett’s Paine Field on a recent summer afternoon, 20 or so passengers were quietly queued up at the Alaska Airlines ticket counter, waiting for a flight to Anchorage. Except for them, the

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By Charlotte Goldstone 12/08/2024 Current CO2 air cargo emission calculating methodology has been compared to the VW emissions scandal, with a lack of standardisation allowing passenger ‘greenwashing’ at the expense of cargo.  The disparity between IATA and ICAO’s baseline figures for calculating air cargo emissions could be resulting in false sustainability data, making passenger operations