Dec. 8, 2024 at 6:00 am Updated Dec. 8, 2024 at 6:00 am 1 of 2 | Boeing 737 MAX fuselages sent from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita for final assembly in Renton piled up on train cars in a rail yard just south of the stadiums in SODO during the Machinists strike that ended last
Here’s what we’re doing to address failing ‘Port packages’ near Sea-Tac
By Fred Felleman and Hamdi Mohamed Special to The Seattle Times The Seattle Tacoma International Airport is the nation’s fastest-growing airport of its size with over 400,000 flights carrying 50.8 million passengers in 2023. As a result, it continues to undergo extensive renovations that create jobs to build and operate the new facilities. Less obvious
Sea-Tac’s art collection is a visual treat for holiday travelers
By Gemma Wilson Seattle Times arts and culture writer Most of the time, riding an airport escalator gets you from point A to point B while offering a break from hauling suitcases or a chance to triple-check your airline ticket. But if you’re riding the escalator up into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s bright, newly renovated N
Boeing Machinists approve new contract, ending strike
By Lauren Rosenblatt , Dominic Gates , Paige Cornwell and Alex Halverson Seattle Times staff reporters The Boeing strike is over after 53 days. Machinists union members voted Monday to approve the company’s most recent contract offer, enabling Boeing to restart work at assembly plants in Everett and Renton and at parts plants throughout the
As Sea-Tac traffic grows, so does airport communities’ need for relief
By Brian Davis Special to The Seattle Times The Port of Seattle has unveiled a new Sustainable Airport Master Plan for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The plan will enable a huge surge in passenger and cargo traffic over the next decade. Great for the Puget Sound economy. Terrible for thousands of people who live under the
WA’s carbon market pumps billions of dollars to state projects. What happens if it vanishes?
By Amanda Zhou Seattle Times staff reporter Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation,
Boeing to cut 10% of workforce, stop most 767 production amid strike
Boeing will lay off 10% of its workforce in the coming months and cut its commercial jet production amid a month-old strike that has left the company burning through cash as its factories sit idle. By Lauren Rosenblatt, Alex Halverson and Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The company said Friday it would end production of its Everett-built 767
Ask Angi: What do I need to know about indoor air quality?
By Angie Hicks Tribune News Service You give plenty of thought to how your home looks, sounds and even smells. But beyond just odors, you need to give serious thought to what’s going on with the air in your home. Bad indoor air quality (IAQ) is about more than just smell, but health and allergies.
Sea-Tac Airport cyberattack caused by global ransomware gang, Port says
A ticket agent with WestJet Airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport writes a luggage tag by hand at the airport on Aug. 26, after a cyberattack disrupted computer systems. The cyberattack, by a group called Rhysida, resulted in internet and technology outages during the busy traveling season leading up to Labor Day. (Ellen M. Banner /
Inside Boeing’s factory lapses that led to the Alaska Air blowout
By Dominic Gates and Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The near-catastrophic midair blowout of a door-sized fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January was caused by two distinct manufacturing errors by different crews on successive days last fall in Boeing’s assembly plant in Renton. The first manufacturing lapse occurred within