• 2023-11-15 00:00

    Federal Register Policy on Definition of Aeronautical Activities

    78448 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices the individual registers for a credential. We ask for the User ID (username and password) every time an individual signs in to our automated services. If individuals opt for the enhanced or upgraded account, they also either receive an email message or a text message on their cell phones (this serves as the second factor for authentication) each time they sign in. The respondents are individuals who choose to use the internet or Automated Telephone Response System to conduct business with SSA. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB- approved information collection. Modality of completion Number of re- spondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (minutes) Estimated total annual burden (hours) Average theoretical hourly cost amount (dollars) * Average wait time in field office (minutes) ** Total annual opportunity cost (dollars) *** Internet Registrations .............................. 11,788,914 1 8 1,571,855 * $29.76 ........................ $46,778,405 Internet Sign-Ins ...................................... 124,989,089 1 1 2,083,151 * 29.76 ........................ *** 6,194,574 Intranet Registration (RCS) ..................... 54,908 1 8 7,321 * 29.76 ** 24 *** 871,492 Totals ............................................... 136,832,911 ........................ ........................ 3,662,327 ........................ ........................ *** 53,844,471 * We based this figure on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00- 0000). ** We based these figures on the average FY 2022 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data. *** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing…
  • 2023-09-24 01:24

    Aircraft Approach with Airport Landing Lights

    Image showing a commercial aircraft on final approach with landing gear extended, approaching a runway with illuminated approach lighting system. The photograph captures the aircraft from below against an overcast sky with the characteristic red and white runway approach lights visible in the foreground.
  • 2023-06-21 22:42

    Airport Runway with Mountain View

    Image showing multiple aircraft on an airport runway with a snow-capped mountain in the background under cloudy skies. The scene appears to be taken at a Pacific Northwest airport with commercial aircraft lined up on the tarmac.
  • 2021-12-24 00:00

    Paine Field – Master Plan Stakeholder Committee Roster, January 4, 2022

    Washington Pilots Assoc. (Paine Field) Rich Jones Airlines Rick Duncan Airlines Hospitality Shawn Walker EASC Terrie Battuello SCCIT Andy Thompson Paine Field Airport Commission Alicia Crank Council Dist. 1 Representative Gregg Ortega Council Dist. 2 Representative Tim Krivanek Council Dist. 3 Representative Council Dist. 4 Representative Council Dist. 5 Representative Brian Copple Education Paul Pitre (WSU) Dr. Amit Singh (Edmonds) Education Everett CC Flight School Ron Morcum Fixed Base Operator (FBO) WSDOT Aviation David Fleckenstein PNBAA Becky Mares PSRC Josh Brown Jason Thibedeau Boeing Future of Flight Christi Medlyn Flying Heritage Collection Adrian Hunt Museum of Flight & Restoration Ctr. Matt Hayes Staff and Consultant Airport Director Arif Ghouse Airport Deputy Director Pete McGuire Airport Deputy Director Joshua Marcy Airport Superintendent of Operations Kara Underwood Landrum & Brown Michael Tubridy
  • 2021-10-01 00:00

    Ground Noise Study Progress Update

    • Sound level decreases by 6 dB per doubling of distance • Additional losses due to atmospheric absorption Ground Effect: • Sound levels are lower when reflected off of soft ground vs. hard ground Sound Propagation Refraction due to Temperature: • Gradients in temperature cause the bending of sound paths • Sound bends upward during a temperature lapse (cool air over warm) • Sound bends downward during a temperature inversion (warm air over cool) Sound Propagation Refraction due to Wind: • Gradients in wind speed cause the bending of sound paths • Sound bends upward causing sound shadows in the upwind direction • Sound bends downward increasing sound levels in the downwind direction • Differences between upwind and downwind directions can be 20 dB Scope of Services ✓Ground Noise Data Research • Meet with StART • Identify ground noise sources and locations • Identify atmospheric conditions that may increase ground noise • Noise Monitoring (in progress – data acquisition complete) • Obtain and analyze data from permanent monitors • Collect and analyze additional temporary noise monitoring data • Identify Mitigation Options • Present findings on ground noise sources and levels and solicit input on mitigation measures • May include changes in aircraft operating procedures or utilization of new or existing structures to reduce community noise exposure • Report Project Results Noise Measurement Locations • Site 1: Northeast • Taxiing/queueing • Start-of-takeoff roll • Engine run-ups • Site 2: East • Terminal din • Auxiliary Power Units (APU) and taxi •…
  • 2020-05-18 13:00

    Why Airports Die

    The distinctive design of the Pan-Am Worldport at JFK International Airport, built in 1960, wasn’t enough to save it from the wrecking ball. Dmitri Kessel/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images Anthony Paletta 12:07 PM ET Expensive to build, hard to adapt to other uses, and now facing massive pandemic-related challenges, airport terminals often live
  • 2019-12-11 09:07

    Sea-Tac is First Airport to Resist Federal Push for Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technologies

    Katherine Khashimova Long The Seattle Times (TNS) At least for now, controversial facial-recognition technology won’t be installed at boarding gates at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, making the airport the first in the country to resist the rollout of a federal biometric identification program. After hours of impassioned public comment Tuesday, much of it from people calling facial
  • 2018-06-15 17:06

    Why American airports don’t sell anything you actually need?

    Woe betide the traveler who forgets her toiletries case, gets peckish, or has a headache at a US airport. At best, she might find tiny container of Advil or $10 packet of almonds in a Hudson News outlet, sandwiched between a Cinnabon and an Auntie Anne’s Preztels. But why is there no CVS or Walgreens
  • 1949-01-01 00:00

    SeaTac Baggage Claim – 1949

    Black and white photograph showing passengers gathering around baggage claim area at Seattle-Tacoma Airport in 1949. The image captures the early days of commercial aviation with people in formal attire waiting in what appears to be a modernist terminal building with large windows.