Boeing Field eyes plan that could relieve cargo congestion at Sea-Tac

By Marissa Nall  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jun 15, 2023 Listen to this article     3 min Private airline services companies have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the development of King County International Airport — Boeing Field in the past several years. Now the airport is launching its own planning effort to meet the forecast for rising

Facing climate concerns, will King County stop Boeing Field expansion?

Not long ago, halting an airport expansion over climate issues and environmental justice concerns might have seemed far-fetched. But times are changing. by  Katie Wilson  / June 9, 2021 A Boeing 737 Max 9 built for United Airlines lands at King County International Airport after a test flight from Moses Lake, Washington, on Nov. 18, 2020.

Facing climate concerns, will King County stop Boeing Field expansion?

Not long ago, halting an airport expansion over climate issues and environmental justice concerns might have seemed far-fetched. But times are changing. by Katie Wilson Back in April, I wrote about the dissonance between the existential urgency of the climate crisis and the default desire for economic growth to lift us out of the pandemic doldrums. We’re

Boeing Field Director John Parrott shares $400M plans for airport

By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 30, 2021 Boeing Field has been hurting during the pandemic, but not as much as bigger rivals statewide because it’s much less dependent on commercial airlines, airport director John Parrott says. Still, the pandemic has triggered temporary adjustments for the airport, its workers and its tenants, but

How to travel between Seattle and Portland by car, bus, train and plane — including a new $49 flight from Boeing Field

1 of 2 | Portland and Seattle are located in close enough proximity that just about every Seattleite will visit the Rose City at some point. (Courtesy of City of Portland) By Megan Burbank Seattle Times features reporter Note: Though a number of factors contribute to your carbon footprint while traveling — aircraft type, your car’s

John Parrott named CEO of Boeing Field

Fired by former Gov. Bill Walker, the longtime manager of Ted Stevens International Airport will take over at Boeing Field in Seattle on Jan. 14 as the new airport director. The appointment comes after a highly competitive national search. John Parrott was unceremoniously dismissed by Walker last year after having managed the airport since 2008.

PSRC General Chronology (updated 02/27/06)

General Chronology: Regional Commercial Airport Capacity Decisions in the Central Puget Sound Region Updated February 27, 2006 2006 WSDOT begins work on the Long-Term ...