Sea-Tac Airport Offering Seahawks Fans Discount Parking

Seattle-Tacoma Airport will be offering special parking rates for regular season Seattle Seahawks home games (at Qwest Field) – a 50% parking discount at the Terminal Direct level of the airport parking... [Read more]

Two More “Part 150″ Noise Study Meetings Set For Sept. 22nd, Oct. 27th

The Port of Seattle will be holding two more meetings for Sea-Tac Airport’s “Part 150″ Noise Study: the first on Wednesday, Sept. 22nd when the Highline Forum meets, and the second on... [Read more]

PHOTO: Forest Fire Smoke Adds Dramatic Effect To Saturday’s Sunset

Smoke from a forest fire burning in the Olympic National Forest (or perhaps Westport?) added dramatic shapes and colors to Saturday night’s sunset, as evidenced in the photo below submitted by BTB... [Read more]

STITA Loses Round, Vows To Fight On To Retain Airport Cab Service Contract

by Jack Mayne The Seattle-Tacoma International Taxicab Association (STITA) lost another round in its fight to retain a contract with the Port of Seattle to be the sole provider of cab service leaving the... [Read more]

STITA Keeps Airport Contract Until Nov. 1 When Yellow Cab Takes Over

The Port of Seattle has signed a new contract with Yellow Cab company after the Washington Supreme Court rejected an appeal on an earlier ruling by the State Appeals Court. The new contract will not take... [Read more]

Taxi Driver Returns “Very Large Amount Of Cash”

by Jack Mayne A cab driver for the Seattle-Tacoma International Taxi Association (STITA), Jaskaran Singh, is credited with finding and returning an envelope of cash to a family that flew into Seattle-Tacoma... [Read more]

Did You Work At Sea-Tac? Highline Historical Society Seeks Airport Memories

Our friends at the Highline Historical Society (we’re members, are you? Join here) are looking for people who worked at Sea-Tac Airport or for an airline or airport vendor between 1930 and 2000. If... [Read more]

Port Of Seattle “Part 150″ Noise Study Technical Session Set For July 29th

The Port of Seattle announced Monday (July 12) that, due to requests received at the last workshop, they’re holding a technical session on the “Part 150″ airport noise study on Thursday,... [Read more]

State Supreme Court Asked To Review Ruling On Port’s Taxi Contract

by Jack Mayne The fight over which taxicab company will get an exclusive contract to provide cab service for people leaving the airport continued Tuesday (July 6) when the Washington State Supreme Court... [Read more]

STITA Wants Port To Disqualify Yellow From Airport Cab Contract

by Jack Mayne The Port of Seattle has been accused by a taxicab company of violating the state open meeting act and seeks to have the Port restrained from signing a contract with Yellow Cab for exclusive... [Read more]

Sea-Tac Airport To Close Center Runway For 60 Days For Refurbishing

The Port of Seattle announced that the center runway of Seattle-Tac Airport will be closed for concrete panel replacement for 60 days this summer, beginning Monday, July 12 through Friday, Sept. 10th. According... [Read more]

Next Part 150 Noise Study Workshop Is June 9th At Cedarhurst School

The second in a series of public workshops for Sea-Tac Airport’s Part 150 Noise Study is scheduled for Wednesday, June 9th at Cedarhurst Elementary (611 S. 132nd Street) in Burien. According to... [Read more]

Port’s “Part 150″ Noise Study On Highline Forum Agenda; Workshop June 9

Two airport noise-related items to share – first, members of the Highline Forum will discuss the Part 150 Noise Study on Wednesday, May 26th; secondly, the Port’s second public workshop for... [Read more]

Smoking Bag Causes Evacuation & Flight Delays At Sea-Tac Airport

According to numerous sources, on Thursday morning (May 6), a suspicious, smoking bag found in the bag well of the “A” tarmac at Sea-Tac Airport caused a major evacuation and the delay of four... [Read more]

Ecology Seeking Public Comments On Lora Lake Apartment Cleanup May 4th

The Port of Seattle is conducting a “Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study” (RI/FS) for the Lora Lake Apartments site in Burien, with a public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 4th, from... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Sea-Tac Airport's New Recycling Program

On Thursday morning (April 15), the Port of Seattle demonstrated a new environmental program at Sea-Tac Airport – a centralized off-aircraft recycling system they claim will reduce waste sent to... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Car Crashes Into Sea-Tac Airport Gate On South 188th

According to Perry Cooper of the Port of Seattle, Saturday morning (April 10) around 2:55am, a car apparently lost control, hit a ditch and then crashed into the southern perimeter fence of the Sea-Tac... [Read more]

Sea-Tac Airport Director Addresses Noise Issues At C.A.S.E. Meeting

Story & Photos by Rachel M. Lusby Noise problems were the primary topic on the minds of at least 30 attendees at Wednesday’s C.A.S.E. meeting (Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion). Managing Director... [Read more]

Mariners Fans Can Get Discounted Parking At Sea-Tac Airport April 12-21

The Port of Seattle announced this week that it will be offering a 50% parking discount for Mariners fans who want to park and take Link Light Rail to Safeco Field during the team’s initial homestand,... [Read more]