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2024-07-26
Plan to fix soundproofing in homes near Sea-Tac Airport under scrutiny
By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks Seattle Times staff reporter Community advocates and state lawmakers are raising concern over the Port of Seattle’s limited assessment of soundproofing equipment it installed in more than 9,000 homes near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, many of which have since failed. Since the mid-1980s, the Port of Seattle has installed soundproofing like triple-pane windows -
2024-07-26
Meet the Blue Angels: What it takes to join this famous squadron
6, 2024 at 6:00 am Updated July 26, 2024 at 6:00 am By Erin Edwards Pacific NW magazine writer The Navy’s Blue Angels have been performing their roaring aerobatic flight demonstration at the Seafair Air Show since 1972. It’s a Seattle summer tradition: Paired with the Seafair Cup hydroplane races that began in 1951, the -
2024-07-16
‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town
By Andrew R Chow/Granbury, Texas | Photographs by Jake Dockins for TIME An aerial view of Marathon Digital Holdings’ bitcoin mine in Granbury, Texas, on May 21, 2024. Drone operation by Izaac Costiniano On an evening in December 2023, 43-year-old small business owner Sarah Rosenkranz collapsed in her home in Granbury, Texas and was rushed -
ARTICLE XXIII – Amendments to the Washington State Constitution
ARTICLE XXIII – AMENDMENTS Washington State Constitution 2024 SECTION 1 HOW MADE. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in either branch of the legislature; and if the same shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be -
2024-07-13Elevated: 75th Anniversary Movie Premiere
You can handle 100,000,000 passengers a year… Today, at the Boeing Museum Of Flight, the Port of Seattle premiered the first in a series of videos charting the history and growth of Sea-Tac Airport. The videos, collectively titled Elevated, were introduced by Port CEO Stephen Metruck, who spoke about the challenges of continuing to serve -
PART 36—NOISE STANDARDS: AIRCRAFT TYPE AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION
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2024-07-11
Commercial Aviation Workgroup (first meeting)
Successor to CACC re-opens second airport discussion The first meeting of the new Commercial Aviation Work Group was held on July 11, 2024 in Tumwater. This group, created by HB1791 is the successor to the ill-fated Commercial Aviation Coordinating Committee (CACC) which ended last year after failing to identify any path to a second airport -
2024-07-11
SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL (KSEA) Runway Information Seattle, WA
Runway Information for SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL Airport (SEA) 16L/34R 16C/34C 16R/34L ID Dimensions Surface Weight Bearing Capacity 16L/34R 11901 ft x 150 ft / 3627.4 m x 45.7 m Bituminous Concrete (grooved), Excellent Condition Single Wheel 120.0 Double Wheel 250.0 Double Tandem 550.0 Dual Double Tandem 1120.0 16L/34R Details Title 16L 34R Latitude 47-27-49.6628N 47-25-52.2202N Longitude -
2024-07-10Port Commission approves last piece of Des Moines Creek West
Unexpected community response leads to discussion on improved environmental remediation The July 9, 2024 meeting of the Port of Seattle Commission marked a small but potentially meaningful victory for the Des Moines community. Item 8d Des Moines Creek West Tract C on their consent agenda was to sign off on the sale of the last -
2024-07-04
Sea-Tac Airport’s 75th anniversary takes off amid constant change
By Jean Sherrard Special to The Seattle Times IF THERE WERE birthday candles for our premier regional airport, winds of perpetual change would blow them out. On July 9, 1949, 30,000 people gathered to dedicate the gleaming $3 million terminal and administration building of Seattle-Tacoma (long nicknamed Sea-Tac) International Airport. Its six stories and 243,000