WA needs a new set of thinkers to tackle the idea of a second international airport | Opinion
THE OLYMPIAN EDITORIAL BOARD February 12, 2023, 5:00 AM Getty Images Are we off the hook for having a giant airport plunked down in a rural area of Thurston County or Pierce County? Warren Hendrickson, the acting chair of the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission, says he considers it “a low probability,” and will recommend against it. He
Why prospects that Pierce, Thurston could be home to new 2-runway airport just improved
By Shea Johnson Updated September 26, 2022 10:09 AM Two rural expanses of land in Pierce County are among three so-called “greenfield” sites still under consideration for a new airport after a state Legislature-created group on Friday narrowed down options for where it will recommend establishing flight operations to accommodate growing passenger and cargo traffic
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Yes, that pilot really did just flip off Whatcom County
BY DAVID RASBACH UPDATED AUGUST 30, 2022 3:36 PM Flight tracking data shows a pilot traced the image of a hand raising a middle finger over Whatcom County Monday morning, Aug. 30. FLIGHTAWARE.COM Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Ever have one of those days — especially on a Monday? One where you just wanna flip
Runway project to get more scrutiny – updated forecasts show sea-tac might be busier than initially predicted
Runway project to get more scrutiny – updated forecasts show sea-tac might be busier than initially predicted January 10, 1997 | News Tribune, The (Tacoma, WA) Author/Byline: Al Gibbs; The News Tribune | Page: A1 | The Port of Seattle will conduct a rare supplemental environmental assessment of its third runway project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The investigation, expected to last about a month, comes in the wake of updated Federal