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Transportation By Mike Merritt January 15, 2026 The Port of Seattle did not have to look far for the next leader for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Wendy Reiter, the airport’s long-time security director, has been named Managing Director of the Port’s Aviation Division, taking charge at one of the most critical junctures in the airport’s

Transportation By Mike Merritt December 3, 2025 The Port of Seattle has embarked on a much-needed, massive Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion. But the plan is far from taking off. The projects, including a new passenger terminal with 19 new aircraft gates, still must undergo another year of environmental review and win approval by the Port

By Mike Merritt -The Port of Seattle and its maritime partner, the Port of Tacoma, could be forgiven for thinking the Trump Administration has singled them out for punishment. The ports are both suffering from a combination of Trump Administration tariffs on foreign goods, crackdown on DEI programs, and get-tough immigration policies. The Northwest Seaport

ByMike Merritt November 21, 2024 The Port of Seattle is taking the next critical steps toward what will be Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s last major expansion before it runs out of room. On Oct. 31, the Port published the federal environmental assessment of its Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), which analyzes the impacts and potential mitigation

No waiting: Lines are few, but so are the flights at Everett’s Paine Field. Transportation By Mike Merritt – August 12, 2024 At Everett’s Paine Field on a recent summer afternoon, 20 or so passengers were quietly queued up at the Alaska Airlines ticket counter, waiting for a flight to Anchorage. Except for them, the

By Mike Merritt Even as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport soars back toward record passenger volumes, the state’s rebooted effort to solve the region’s looming air-transportation crisis is getting a slow start out of the gate. The governor has yet to appoint anyone to the new Commercial Aviation Work Group (CAWG), a 19-member body authorized by the