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THE OLYMPIAN EDITORIAL BOARD February 12, 2023, 5:00 AM Getty Images Are we off the hook for having a giant airport plunked down in a rural area of Thurston County or Pierce County? Warren Hendrickson, the acting chair of the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission, says he considers it “a low probability,” and will recommend against it. He
New legislation put forward to address aviation demand in Washington State. This bill anticipates that the CACC will not provide a viable second airport recommendation....
JASON RANTZ Feb 3, 2023, 6:02 PM | Updated: Feb 4, 2023, 11:56 am Alaska Airlines planes are pictured at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport the day after Horizon Air ground crew member Richard Russell took a plane from the airport in Seattle, Washington on August 11, 2018. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP via Getty Images) BY FRANK SUMRALL MyNorthwest
By Joel Donofrio Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima’s interest in using its airport to relieve crowding at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has the attention of state transportation officials. Amid airspace congestion reports and considerable opposition from west side cities and counties to a new airport, Rob Hodgman, the Washington State Department of Transportation senior aviation planner, said one
Proposal for second airport in Carnation...
A sign urging people to reject a new airport in Eatonville. State officials charged with identifying sites for a new major airport have narrowed it to three: two in… (Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times)More By Jon Talton Columnist Let me tell you a couple of airport stories. As a young reporter in San Diego,
By Tom Dent and Karen Keiser Special to The Times We are at the start of the greatest transformation in flight since the development of the jet engine. It is not going to happen overnight, and we won’t see large, emissions-free commercial aircraft anytime soon, but like what we have witnessed with space exploration, technological
1 of 8 | Jeremy Foust, owner of Left Foot Farm in Eatonville, pauses before feeding his goats. Foust’s goat farm falls inside the circle identified as a possible airport site. (Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter By 2040, Western Washington will need another large airport. State officials
I wrote the following article in 2018: *Why There Is No Second Airport In Site I’m throwing up that old news in light of the fact that yesterday, the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) met its statutory obligation to deliver a recommendation on a ‘second airport’, basically by punting a final decision into 2023 which
Three critics voice their concerns about building a new airport. Laura Gibbons, Maria Batayola, and Bryce Yadon Credit: KUOW Photo/Joshua McNichols New airport would put Washington’s climate goals out of reach, critics argue Oct 14, 2022 at 12:13 pm By Joshua McNichols The Puget Sound region is growing, and air travel is growing with it.