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Port of Seattle Regular Meeting Jun 26, 2012

2012-06-19
Special order of business: 2012 Fly Quiet Awards

The Port of Seattle's 2012 Fly Quiet Awards recognized airlines at Sea-Tac Airport for their compliance with noise abatement procedures and low operational noise levels. Three awards were presented: Alaska Airlines won the Fly Quiet Bravo Award (quietest among the top five carriers), Virgin America won the Fly Quiet Award (quietest among all other carriers), and SkyWest Airlines won the Fly Quiet Regional Airline Award. The program, established following a 2002 FAR Part 150 Noise Study, aims to encourage airlines to minimize their noise impact on surrounding communities through public recognition.

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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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Special order of business: 2012 Fly Quiet Awards

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