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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. -
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. -
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 -
2023-06-07Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table update
The Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) is a community forum created by the Port of Seattle to encourage cooperative input and identify solutions to airport-related concerns. Following prioritization discussions in early 2018, the group agreed to focus specifically on aviation noise. A dedicated working group was established to research and recommend near-term actions to prevent and reduce noise impacts on surrounding communities. -
2021-03-24Highline Forum agenda: Joint meeting with StART, March 24, 2021
The Highline Forum held a joint meeting with StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) on March 24, 2021, hosted by the City of Burien and conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams due to the Governor's Stay at Home order. Key agenda items included the presentation of the 2020 StART Annual Report by Port of Seattle Aviation Director Lance Lyttle, adoption of Highline Forum Operating Procedures, and discussion of emerging issues related to Sea-Tac Airport. The document also outlines the full 2021 meeting schedule, with six bimonthly sessions hosted by various local jurisdictions including Federal Way, Highline College, Tukwila, and SeaTac.