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
Alaska Airlines expands freighter fleet with new planes and software
By Marissa Nall – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 28, 2023 SeaTac-based Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) plans to overhaul its cargo division this year, introducing new jets and software systems for things like booking and tracking. The company has been making investments in ground support equipment in preparation for the added capacity, Alaska Air Cargo Managing
As Online Buying Surges, So Do Noisy Cargo Flights
Cargo capacity has been expanding at some airports, disturbing the peace and routines of people who live nearby. Official channels offer scant recourse.
2019 Worst Year for Air Freight Demand Since 2009
This was the first year of declining freight volumes since 2012, and the weakest performance since the global financial crisis three years earlier. International Air Transport Association (IATA) IATA Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year 2019 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), fell
Too-narrow trench could cost $1 million at Seattle port
SEATTLE – A tiny mistake – about half the thickness of a dime – could end up costing about $1 million at the Port of Seattle. When the port built a new cargo terminal for stevedoring company SSA Marine, a trench was dug to hold the electrical cable for the giant cranes that lift containers
Tacoma port set to eclipse Seattle’s
Neighbor has room to grow By KRISTEN MILLARES BOLT, P-I REPORTERJune 8, 2006 The Port of Seattle’s annual container volume traffic is slowing to between 5 and 8 percent growth this year, according to port staff, after two explosive years during which container volumes jumped by 40 percent. In a report released Thursday, the Port