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Two court victories on Schiphol airport and KLM airlines!
Press Release on March 20th 2024 – Today, a historic verdict ruled that Schiphol Amsterdam airport has to reduce its flights to a maximum of 400,000 a year. Yesterday, another court ruled that the Dutch airline KLM has misled customers with its green claims. These victories against corporate polluters are a result of growing citizen’s -
2024-03-20
District Court of The Hague Case number: C-09-632625-HA ZA 22-610 Foundation For The Right To Protection Against Aircraft Noise (RBV) vs. The State of Netherlands
ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:3734 Authority District Court of The Hague Date of judgment 20-03-2024 Date of publication 20-03-2024 Case number C-09-632625-HA ZA 22-610 Jurisdictions Civil law FeaturesSubstantive action, First instance – multiple Content indication Government liability; 8 ECHR; Aviation Act 1.1. In these proceedings, RBV claims that the District Court should rule that the State has acted unlawfully -
Schiphol capped to 400,000 flights without establishing balanced approach
This is a machine translation from Dutch. Today the judge in The Hague served a historic verdict. The government has squandered the interests of local residents of Schiphol for decades and must now comply with the law. That means an end to anticipatory That means an end to anticipatory maintenance and up to 400,000 flights. -
2024-03-19
Port Package Update bill signed into law!
SB5955 now the second program of its kind in nation! Olympia WA: Today, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law SB5955, the Port Package Update bill, making Sea-Tac Airport now (after San Francisco International) the second airport in America with a sound insulation update program–and the only airport with a State mandate to help fund and -
Alaska Airlines CEO sees ‘business travel finally starting to come back’
By Mark Calvey – Senior Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said Tuesday that business travel is coming back, including in Seattle. “We’re seeing more business traffic come back,” Minicucci told those attending the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference Tuesday. “What’s really been helpful is the return of business and corporate traffic for us -
Port Thanks Senator Murray for Inclusion of $3 Million Environmental Mitigation Provision in Transportation Funding Bill
To view this email as a web page, go here. March 11, 2024 For Immediate Release Contact: Perry Cooper | SEA Airport (206) 787-4923 | cooper.p@portseattle.org Provision could support secondary sound insulation assessment SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle expresses its deepest appreciation for the successful efforts made by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (WA) to -
2024-03-04
Addressing Your Questions on SEA Airport Land Stewardship Plan and Tree Replacement Standards
March 4, 2024 The Port of Seattle plays a vital role in our region’s economy, connecting us to the world and generating jobs. We also recognize the importance of safeguarding our natural environment. That’s why in July, we adopted land stewardship principles to guide our management practices, and from there, developed two strategies: the SEA -
2024-03-03
Port Package Update Program News!
Understanding the program and how we can help Issue #1 Print version If you own a home in Burien, Des Moines, Kent or SeaTac, and have a sound insulation system (called a Port Package), you may be experiencing problems such as mold and water damage to your windows, doors and ceilings. You may also have -
2024-03-01
Expensive Flights Become New Normal on $5 Trillion Green Transition
Decarbonization measures are pushing up ticket costs worldwide Energy transition means little price respite for flying public It’s passengers who’ll have to pay to neutralize aviation’s carbon footprint. Photographer: Giuseooe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images Follow International Air Transport Association By Angus Whitley The global airline industry has long warned passengers they’ll eventually have to pay some of the -
2024-03-01
SB5955 Passes State House 83-13
Port Package Update Bill now goes to Governor’s desk! Olympia, WA SB5955 passed today without amendment and now goes to the Governor’s desk for signature. Speaking in support were bill sponsor Tina Orwall 33rd (D), Keith Goehner 12th (R), J.T. Wilcox 2nd (R) Yelm, and Sharon Tomiko Santos 37th (D) who said she was voting ‘reluctantly’