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2023-11-15Federal Register Policy on Definition of Aeronautical Activities
FAA proposes to update its definition of ‘aeronautical activity’ to include unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), advanced air mobility (AAM), and commercial space launch operations. The revised definition affects airport operators’ obligations under Federal grants to maintain airports for public aviation use. -
2023-09-24Aircraft 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. -
2023-06-21Airport 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. -
2021-12-24Master Plan Stakeholder Committee
A comprehensive list of stakeholders and their representatives for a Master Plan Stakeholder Committee, including representatives from Boeing, FAA, airlines, local government districts, education institutions, and aviation organizations. The document also includes staff and consultant information with airport directors and operations personnel. -
2021-10-01Ground Noise Study Progress Update
A progress update presentation on a ground noise study conducted at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in October 2021. The document covers acoustic terminology including sound measurement metrics, sound propagation principles, scope of work, noise monitoring procedures, and next steps for the ongoing study. -
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
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 -
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 -
1949-01-01SeaTac 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.