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2025-04-22How exiting Sea-Tac chief fit 10M more travelers into packed airport
By Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporter When Lance Lyttle was named Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s managing director in 2015, a Port of Seattle leader described him as someone who could “change the oil while the plane is in flight.” The port leader used the metaphor to describe how Lyttle would need to build capacity in -
2025-04-22
Lance Lyttle SEA Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Press Conference
A man in a gray suit and patterned tie speaks at a clear podium bearing the SEA (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) logo. The setting appears to be an official airport event or press conference. -
Lance Lyttle
An unidentified man in a navy blazer speaks and applauds at a podium bearing the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) logo. The event backdrop prominently displays the SEA branding, suggesting an official airport announcement or ceremony. -
Lance Lyttle, Sea-Tac Airport Managing Director
A man in a plaid shirt speaks animatedly during what appears to be an interview or meeting, seated at a table inside an airport terminal. Through the window behind him, Delta Air Lines aircraft are visible on the tarmac, consistent with a major hub airport environment. -
2025-01-22Highline Forum Meeting Agenda – 2025 State and Federal Legislative Issues
Agenda for the Highline Forum meeting hosted by the Port of Seattle on January 22, 2025, 2:30–4:30 pm, held hybrid at SEA Airport AOB 2E and via Microsoft Teams. The meeting theme is '2025 State and Federal Legislative Issues' and includes items on public comments, state and federal legislative issues, a StART Update by Lance Lyttle (AV Managing Director, Port of Seattle), and Community Co-Chair Selection. -
2024-09-18US Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation Aviation Cybersecurity Threats
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Aviation Cybersecurity Threats” on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT. This hearing will examine cybersecurity threats faced by airports and airlines, impacts and disruptions to passengers, along with how the nation’s aviation -
2024-05-06Letter from Burien City Council to Lance Lyttle regarding StART
The Burien City Council wrote to Sea-Tac Airport CEO Lance Lyttle raising concerns about the operations of the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), a cooperative forum between the airport and neighboring cities. The letter identifies four key issues: limited community input into meeting agendas, inaccurate or incomplete meeting minutes, a lack of formal consensus process when StART's name was used to promote a voluntary nighttime noise reduction program, and insufficient time given to the Council to review StART decisions before they are finalized. The Council requests clearer timelines, audio recordings of meetings, and greater opportunity for elected representatives to provide feedback before public commitments are made on behalf of the City of Burien. -
2024-05-06StART reform demands: Transparency, accountability, and process improvements
This document outlines community and city grievances against the Port of Seattle regarding the StART (Sea-Tac Roundtable) stakeholder process, demanding greater transparency, accountability, and audio-visual recording of meetings. It criticizes the Port for making vague bad-faith allegations against unnamed citizen members, issuing one-sided press releases about StART's successes without member consent, and failing to respond to long-standing requests from neighboring cities like Burien and Des Moines. The document calls for charter reforms to prevent StART from being used as a marketing tool or as legal evidence of community engagement. -
2024-01-24Highline Forum Agenda: 2024 State and Federal Legislative Issues, January 24, 2024
The Highline Forum held its January 24, 2024 meeting at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, hosted by the Port of Seattle, focusing on 2024 state and federal legislative issues affecting communities near the airport. The hybrid meeting covered administrative matters, a StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) update from Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle, and allowed public comment in person, via email, or through Microsoft Teams. The Forum's 2024 schedule includes six bimonthly meetings hosted by rotating local jurisdictions, including Federal Way, Tukwila, Highline College, Des Moines, and SeaTac. -
Sea-Tac Airport has billions in projects planned. Here’s where the money’s going.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has cut the ribbon on nearly $2 billion worth of major capital projects in the last two years, but much more remains on its to-do list. The airport is looking ahead to another roughly $5 billion in updates through 2027. That’s in an effort to manage what’s now elevated demand throughout the