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2025-09-09Ep #7 Everybody Loves Trees!
The Airport Communities Podcast Last week we introduced the the STNI 2026 Legislative Agenda by talking about the HOK, a good study, responding to a previous environmental review, and a bad study trying to do the same thing in 2019. Housekeeping: We mention so many meetings including recent meetings of the Des Moines Aviation Committee, -
2025-09-08KCIA Roundtable September 8, 2025
Vision 2045. AOPA, UW Aviation Impacts presentation. Part 150 -
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2025-09-07Port Pushes Ahead with Tree Removal Program Around Sea-Tac
Comment by Thursday, September 11 on Flight Corridor Program The Port of Seattle has quietly released new environmental documents for its Flight Corridor Management Program, the initiative used to identify and remove trees and other obstacles near Sea-Tac Airport’s runways. The documents include both a SEPA Program Checklist and SEPA Threshold Determination. Together, they confirm -
2025-09-05Is the Air Traffic Control System Broken?
Flying in the U.S. is still exceptionally safe, but the system relies on outdated tech and is under tremendous strain. Six experts tell us how it got this way and how it can (maybe) be fixed. (Part one of a two-part series.) -
2025-09-04
Ep #6 The HOK
The Airport Communities Podcast Last week we finished our last setup episode describing the Port of Seattle (Ep # 5 A Very Special Purpose District. This week’s episode moves onto current events, some longstanding issues with airport communities everywhere and an introduction to the STNI 2026 Legislative Agenda. Housekeeping: We mention the upcoming SAMP Draft -
2025-09-01
Son of Mathison Park donors urges City of Burien, residents to block Port of Seattle’s tree cutting plan
by Eric MathisonSeptember 1, 2025 Commentary by Eric Mathison The Port of Seattle, operator of Sea-Tac International Airport, is planning to destroy five large, legacy Douglas Fir trees at a forested neighborhood park owned by the City of Burien. The Port also seeks to cut down an additional tree to access the targeted trees. The park -
2025-08-31Despite all the cruise ships, Seattle residents prefer other vacations
Aug. 31, 2025 at 6:00 am Updated Aug. 31, 2025 at 6:01 am The Norwegian Joy cruise ship docked at Seattle’s Pier 66 in June after passengers disembarked. The ship had just returned from Alaska after sailing the Inside Passage. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) The Norwegian Joy cruise ship docked at Seattle’s Pier 66 -
2025-08-28Delta agrees to pay $79M to settle lawsuit after jetliner dumped fuel on schools
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that was experiencing engine trouble dumped its fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods near Los Angeles. The Delta jet had departed from Los Angeles to Shanghai on Jan. 14, 2020 -
2025-08-27StART meeting August 27, 2025
Meaningful progress hindered by a lack of time and good information StART meetings are still not recorded by presenters. We provide unofficial follow-up transcripts usually a day after the meetings. In the most energetic meeting in years, the usually sleepy group covered several important topics. But with important announcements on a Record of Decision on