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2025-10-21FAA Letter to Washington State DOT on Aviation Fuel Tax Compliance
FAA letter to Washington State Department of Transportation requesting clarification on aviation fuel tax collections and compliance with federal revenue requirements. The FAA reviews three types of taxes and identifies issues with tracking, reporting, and use of tax proceeds for aviation purposes. -
2025-10-15
Sea-Tac Airport Part 150 Full NEM Virtual Workshop Recording
JENNY THACKER (PRR, Virtual Meeting Facilitator): All right, welcome everybody to the Part 150 study for Seattle Tacoma International Airport virtual public workshop. I’m Jenny Thacker from PRR and I’ll be your virtual meeting facilitator this evening. All participants are automatically muted upon arrival and will remain muted through the entire meeting and those who -
2025-10-14Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects Update
Port of Seattle presentation updating on the FAA’s completion of NEPA Environmental Assessment for 31 proposed SAMP projects, finding no significant environmental impact. Covers regional growth driving air travel demand, project details, and next steps including Port-led environmental review and public engagement. -
FAA Operations & Performance Data
FAA Operations and Performance Data provides access to historical traffic counts, forecasts of aviation activity, and delay statistics. Aviation System Performance Metrics (ASPM) Operational Network (OPSNET) Traffic Flow Management System Counts (TFMSC) Airline Service Quality Performance (ASQP) Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) System Descriptions Reporting Systems Business Jet Reports The general public may access several sections -
2025-10-07Des Moines City Council proposes airport legislative agenda
Modest progress with one glitch The last meeting of the Des Moines City Council introduced a first draft of their state airport legislative agenda. There were important positive steps, marred only by one glitch. The presentation slides reflected last year’s agenda, which still mentioned funding for a fixed-site Air Quality Monitor as a goal. That -
The PFC Explainer
Every time you fly out of Sea-Tac, $4.50 of your ticket price goes directly to the airport. That charge, called a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), is a multi-billion dollar fund, and one of the biggest single revenue sources for airport expansion. In the past it was used for noise-mitigation programs. Today? Not so much. -
2025-09-29Why Is Your Flight Always Delayed? Blame Government Shutdowns.
By Binyamin Appelbaum Opinion Writer Sept. 29, 2025 The Federal Aviation Administration doesn’t have enough air traffic controllers to control the nation’s air traffic. It’s a big problem. Airlines have been forced to delay, reschedule or cancel thousands of flights, especially at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. If you’ve flown recently, perhaps you’ve -
Part 150 for Dummies
Read this, including the recent update, and then attend the upcoming Port of Seattle Part 150 workshops. -
2025-08-08
Stone LLP | Complete List of FAA Grant Assurances
Complete List Of FAA Grant Assurances Complied by the Airport & Aviation Attorneys at STONE LLP Grant Assurances Applicable To Airports and Airport Sponsors As of the writing of this webpage, the FAA mandates a total of 39 grant assurances and these apply to each airport’s performance of its grant agreement with the federal government -
2025-08-07More than 1,000 United Airlines flights delayed in the US due to technology problem
By JACK BROOK and LISA BAUMANN A technology issue prompted United Airlines to ground planes at major U.S. airports Wednesday and more than 1,000 flights were delayed. The impacted system, called Unimatic, houses flight information that is fed to other systems including those that calculate weight and balance and track flight times, according to United. It’s not clear