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The Commercial Aviation Work Group’s 2025 annual report to the Washington Legislature detailing four meetings held in 2025, membership status, and interim recommendations. The group strongly recommends that the Legislature encourage Sound Transit to locate a Link station near the Paine Field passenger terminal to maximize public investments and minimize climate impacts.

The Commercial Aviation Work Group held a hybrid in-person and virtual meeting on May 22, 2025, at Paine Field Airport in Everett, Washington. The agenda covered updates on a consultant RFP, an introduction of new non-voting members, and a presentation by Paine Field Airport Director Joshua Marcy on the airport's Master Plan. The meeting also included a 30-minute public comment period and time to schedule future 2025 meetings.

The Washington State Commercial Aviation Work Group submitted its first annual report to the Legislature in November 2024, summarizing early organizational steps taken since its July 2024 launch. The group, created to study airport capacity needs across Washington State over the next 20 years, held only two meetings in 2024 and remained understaffed, with just 13 of 19 required voting positions filled. Notably, Governor Inslee directed that expanding existing airports must be fully considered before any new airport site is selected, with SeaTac explicitly excluded from capacity expansion discussions.