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  • Washington among leaders for single-engine plane accidents

    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsGeneral Aviation, News Tribune, NTSB
  • 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
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsCACC, HB1791, News Tribune, Second Airport
  • 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
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsCACC, Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission, News Tribune, Pierce County, Second Airport, Thurston County
  • 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
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsBellingham Herald, General Aviation, News Tribune
  • 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
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsACC, Airport Communities Coalition, Bob Olander, Demand, News Tribune, Peter Kirsch, Third Runway
  • 1987-12-09

    Sea-Tac area eyes cityhood

    The News Tribune's Local section (South King County Edition), dated Wednesday, December 9, 1987, features two stories: 'Sea-Tac area eyes cityhood,' reporting on Sea-Tac area leaders debating annexation versus incorporation as a new city, and 'Incorporation backers launch effort in FWay,' covering approximately 50 supporters of turning Federal Way into a city gathering for a pep rally to revive the 1989 incorporation campaign.
    CategoriesHistory TagsCity Of SeaTac, Federal Way, News Tribune, South King County
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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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