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Scorched by climate change, the aviation industry mobilizes for sustainable fuel
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter FARNBOROUGH, England — On the opening days of the Farnborough Air Show, Britain endured record high temperatures and as the mercury climbed past 100 degrees Fahrenheit, people retreated where possible from the scorched runways to the air-conditioned company chalets. This was nature providing a timely reminder of the greatest threat -
2022-05-18PNW Green Corridor for Cruise Ships – Seattle Times Map
A map published by The Seattle Times (credit: Mark Nowlin) shows three ports committed as of May 18 to launching a 'green corridor' for cruise ships: City and Borough of Juneau, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, and Port of Seattle. The corridor aims to support new technologies to reduce the cruise industry's carbon emissions along the Pacific coast route from Washington state through British Columbia to Alaska. -
2022-04-19What to know about Sea-Tac Airport’s new arrivals facility
By Erica Browne Grivas Special to The Seattle Times The new International Arrivals Facility at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport welcomed its first passenger flight early Tuesday morning, signaling the start of the long-anticipated facility’s phased opening plan — and the beginning of a new era for international travel, airport officials say. Passengers on Delta Air Lines flight 196 from Seoul’s Incheon -
Sea-Tac: A move to JBLM (Letters to the Editor)
By Letters editor The Seattle Times Perhaps the editorial will help pull the Seattle Port Commissioners’ heads out of the sand. Sea-Tac cannot support projected increases in passengers. In 2015, Sea-Tac served 42 million passengers. The port’s master plan projects 66 million by 2034. So what to do? Negotiate with the Washington congressional delegation to -
Into the ice: A crab boat’s quest for snow crab in a Bering Sea upended by climate change
April 3, 2022 at 6:00 am Updated April 3, 2022 at 8:33 am By Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter SPECIAL REPORT | INTO THE ICE This story is part of The Seattle Times’ coverage of the effects of climate change in the Bering Sea. It was reported in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Pulitzer -
A deadly earthquake absolutely, positively will ravage Seattle at some point. Here’s how to survive it.
Huge cracks closed the Port of Kobe in Japan after a devastating earthquake in 1995. The ground at Kobe’s port shifted as much as 10 feet in some areas. (Koji Sasahara / The Associated Press, 1995) By David Guterson Special to The Seattle Times In 2015, The New Yorker published an article asserting that an -
Don’t turn back the clock on work-from-home flexibility
By Gleb Tsipursky Special to The Times A recent survey of more than 10,000 global knowledge workers and their leaders shows the current concern of executives is over hybrid and remote work schedules, and something called “proximity bias,” a fear that those who choose to return to offices will get ahead, while those who stay -
Hold leadership accountable for disastrous Boeing ethos
Jan. 21, 2022 at 1:54 pm Updated Jan. 21, 2022 at 1:54 pm A Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane lands following a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle in April 2019. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) By The Seattle Times editorial board The days when Boeing earned renown as an aerospace titan that Puget -
2022-01-01Seattle Times Infographic: 2022 Seattle and King County Visitor Origins and Demographics
A Seattle Times infographic (reported by Erik Lacitis, graphics by Mark Nowlin) showing that in 2022, 96% of Seattle and King County visitors came from the U.S., with top origin states being Washington, California, Oregon, Texas, and New York, and top foreign origin countries being Canada, UK, India, Germany, and China. The graphic also breaks down visitor age groups and household incomes, sourced from Longwoods International and Tourism Economics. -
A behind-the-scenes look at Boeing’s shifting leadership landscape — and its profound effects
Dec. 12, 2021 at 7:00 am Updated Dec. 13, 2021 at 5:34 pm 1 of 15 | Sections of a Dreamliner were delivered from Japan to Everett. These wings were from a plant in Nagoya, Japan. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times, 2007) By Peter Robison Editor’s note: This is an edited excerpt from the new book “Flying