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1981-12-10Boeing Headquarters Memo of Understanding – Port of Seattle Letter
★ 32Letter from Port of Seattle Director of Aviation Oris Dunham to King County Council Chairman Paul Barden regarding a Memo of Understanding for Boeing Headquarters project at Sea-Tac International Airport. Includes discussion of rezoning approval following favorable Washington State Supreme Court ruling. -
1981-05-13King County Council Notice: Proposed Motion 81-322 Rescinding Motion 4668, Building and Land Development File 224-78-R (Port Of Seattle Reclassification)
★ 32In December 1979, the King County Council passed Motion 4668 approving a rezone request by the Port of Seattle (Building and Land Development File No. 224-78-R), subject to conditions including the Port providing 5 acres for a neighborhood park and agreeing not to develop a 55-acre Westside Greenbelt buffer area for ten years. In May 1981, the Council proposed Motion 81-322 to rescind and replace Motion 4668, with key differences in the conditions outlined on page 2 of each motion. The matter, which had been appealed by both the applicant and neighboring property owners, required a separate public hearing in affected communities as part of the site plan approval process. -
2026-08-18‘Freefall a Reckoning for Boeing’ urges pressure on aerospace company
By Rob Owen Special to The Seattle Times After documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy made the 2022 Netflix film “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,” she had no intention to revisit the topic. But two things happened that changed her plans: A door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 shortly after takeoff from Portland -
2026-04-27Government watchdog urges FAA to address Boeing Max engine issue
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Southwest Airlines flies over Ritzville, Washington, on July 16, 2021. (Travis Ness/The Seattle Times/TNS) By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times The Federal Aviation Administration should do more to address safety risks from an engine feature on Boeing’s 737 Max that has twice filled planes with smoke, a government watchdog -
Delta Boeing 757 landing near Sea-Tac Airport, agency vehicle in foreground
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 (identifiable by the Delta logo and red/blue livery) is captured on final approach, landing gear deployed, flying low over a residential street near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A white SUV with what appears to be an environmental or transit agency logo is visible in the foreground, illustrating the proximity of flight paths to surrounding roadways and neighborhoods. -
2026-03-23
Could the UPS crash mean the end of the Boeing-maintained MD-11?
By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter By the fall of 2025, the MD-11 was already on its way out. FedEx and UPS, the two largest MD-11 operators at the time, had started to retire the aging McDonnell Douglas-built, Boeing-supported planes in favor of newer, more efficient jets. Then, in November, a UPS MD-11 crashed -
2026-03-04
Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Settlement Summary
Settlement Resources Press Release Lower Duwamish Consent Decree (pdf) (10.95 MB) Lower Duwamish Complaint (pdf) (192.55 KB)On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the state of Washington, reached a settlement agreement with more than 100 potentially responsible parties to address hazardous substances released into the Lower -
2026-01-07Alaska Airlines places biggest Boeing order in carrier’s history
Alaska Airlines said it ordered more than 100 new aircraft Wednesday. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jan 7, 2026 Updated Jan 7, 2026 9:48pm PST Alaska Air Group announced Wednesday that it ordered more than 100 new airplanes from Boeing, the largest order in the carrier’s history. Alaska said that it ordered -
2025-08-15Boeing interfered with electric plane startup Zunum, appeals court finds
An artist’s rendering from 2018 of Zunum’s concept hybrid-electric commuter airplanes. (Courtesy of Zunum Aero) By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter Boeing may again be on the hook for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Bothell-based electric airplane startup Zunum Aero. Zunum, which folded in 2019, sued Boeing a year after its closure, accusing the plane -
2025-06-02Editorial: Chicago didn’t ruin Boeing, but the company paid a price for moving out of Seattle.
By The Editorial Board | Chicago Tribune Seattle and Boeing were together for decades until Chicago came along. But after the company moved its headquarters from a cloudy city to a windy one, it struggled. Was it us? The deep-dish pizza and Italian beef? The ongoing wait for another Super Bowl title? As this iconic aerospace giant