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2026-10-01October Plane Talk – King County International Airport-Boeing Field Newsletter
Airport Roundtable to meet October 5, October 26 Due to the Indigenous Peoples Day holiday, the regular Airport Roundtable meeting for October will be held one week earlier than normal, on Monday, October 5. The regular Roundtable Zoom link will work to attend virtually. To receive the link, register to attend. An agenda and meeting -
2026-09-21Boeing allowed to keep making 777 freighter despite climate rules
By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter The Federal Aviation Administration last week granted Boeing’s 777 freighter a few more years of production, waiving looming emissions requirements for up to 35 new aircraft. Without that exemption, Boeing would have had to sunset production of the Everett-built 777 freighter in 2028 because the cargo plane would -
2026-09-18Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says
The boom in private aviation is also driving demand for additional infrastructure. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations A new report has put a spotlight on the rapid expansion of private jet travel in the US, revealing that owners are not paying -
2026-09-18Nashville suburbs sue FAA over new departure headings
Nashville's suburbs are taking the FAA to court arguing against the same shortcut to changing flight paths used in so many previous community lawsuits: CATEX, challenging new departure headings and Performance-Based Navigation procedures at Nashville International Airport — an airport growing from 200,000 to an expected 300,000-plus annual operations by 2037. At the heart of the case are troubling contradictions in the FAA's own paperwork: noise modeling that claims zero impact anywhere in the study area, while a separate FAA letter quietly acknowledges noise increases of more than 5 dB in two locations. Add in a categorical exclusion that deliberately splits one airspace redesign into smaller pieces to avoid public environmental review, and a nature preserve being modeled without accounting for terrain — and a familiar pattern emerges. -
2026-09-16BNA Procedure Boards: Nashville International Airport Air Traffic Control and Flight Procedures Overview
FAA community engagement presentation for Nashville International Airport (BNA) covering Air Traffic Control tower levels (Level 1 through Level 12), BNA’s classification as a Level 10 facility, and procedure board overview for Nashville metro area flight operations. Includes SID (Standard Instrument Departure) and STAR (Standard Terminal Arrival) procedures with five-letter designations such as PARDN, SWFFT, -
2026-09-16BNA Procedure Boards: Nashville International Airport Air Traffic Control and Flight Procedures Overview
FAA community engagement presentation for Nashville International Airport (BNA) covering Air Traffic Control tower levels (Level 1 through Level 12), BNA’s classification as a Level 10 facility, and procedure board overview for Nashville metro area flight operations. Includes SID (Standard Instrument Departure) and STAR (Standard Terminal Arrival) procedures with five-letter designations such as PARDN, SWFFT, -
2026-09-14VA Senators Kaine, Warner introduce bill to curb overcrowding at Reagan National Airport
Federal lawmakers will consider a proposal to reduce congestion around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, one of the busiest aviation hubs in the nation. No survivors found in crash between military helicopter and jet over Potomac River near DC Virginia’s U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, both Democrats, announced the DCA Air -
2026-09-09Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety at DCA | U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) announced the DCA Air Safety Act, legislation that would improve safety in the constrained and complex airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after last year’s deadly midair collision that claimed 67 lives. The bill would cap hourly arrivals, reduce -
2026-09-08City of Oak Hill, TN, et al v. FAA, et al — Case No. 26-3812 Docket and Case Opening Letter
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals case 26-3812, City of Oak Hill, TN, Course Correct Nashville, Crieve Hall Neighborhood Association Inc., and Ms. Kelly Insana v. FAA. Petition received 09/04/2026, docketed 09/08/2026. Originating case JO 7400.2R. Case opening letter from Clerk Kelly L. Stephens addressed to FAA Office of the Chief Counsel (Russell Christensen, William McKenna) -
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City of Oak Hill, TN, et al v. FAA, et al — Case No. 26-3812 Docket and Case Opening Letter
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals case 26-3812, City of Oak Hill, TN, Course Correct Nashville, Crieve Hall Neighborhood Association Inc., and Ms. Kelly Insana v. FAA. Petition received 09/04/2026, docketed 09/08/2026. Originating case JO 7400.2R. Case opening letter from Clerk Kelly L. Stephens addressed to FAA Office of the Chief Counsel (Russell Christensen, William McKenna)