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Sea-Tac Airport passenger volumes are surging, hitting 51.8 million in 2019 and forecast to hit 56 million a year by 2027. Airport staffers are planning projects now to be finished or underway by then to ensure the facility can handle the growth. ANTHONY BOLANTE By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Trying to forecast

By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 18, 2019 The Port of Seattle has delayed the environmental review process for potential Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion projects until late 2021. The public agency said a statement Monday it’s taking more time for its own environmental review following public feedback on its Sustainable Airport

State officials are actively seeking a second major airport site outside King County BY:BILL CONROY FROM THE PRINT EDITION DECEMBER 2019< FacebookTwitterPinterestShare Image Credit: Gene Faught CAPACITY CRUNCH. Sea-Tac’s accelerating capacity issues have prompted the creation of a state commission charged with identifying a site for a major new commercial airport by Jan. 1, 2022. This

By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Nov 27, 2019 Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke, who led a task force on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion, says a proposal to build a $2.3 billion standalone terminal fails to address concerns raised by his group. In a letter to the five-member Port of Seattle Commission

By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Nov 21, 2019 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s $2.3 billion plan to build a standalone North Terminal to manage passenger growth has “critical shortcomings,” Alaska Airlines says. In letters to Sea-Tac Airport leaders and interviews with the Business Journal, Alaska says the facility’s plan for a 19-gate terminal

Currently, Arlyn Purcell is the SEPA contact for the Sea-Tac Airport SAMP program. The Port of Seattle Selected Arlyn Purcell, AICP, as New Director, Aviation Environment and Sustainability SEATTLE, WA– Following a nationwide search, thePort of Seattle has selectedArlyn Purcell, AICP to be the new Director, Aviation Environment and Sustainability at the Port of Seattle.