‘Angle Of Attack’ – Fast Aircraft + Fast Cars, At Museum Of Flight May 14th

‘Angle of Attack, An Aerodynamic Kinship Between Exotic Automobiles & Aircraft,’ is coming to the Museum of Flight this Saturday, May 14th, from Noon – 3pm. “An assortment of exotic... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: Blue Angels, Day One

You know the peak of summer is here when you hear the roar of the Blue Angels (and subsequent re-routing of airplanes from Sea-Tac), who arrived at Boeing Field this week for their big show at Seafair... [Read more]

Hero Pilot “Sully” Sullenberger Will Safely Land At Museum Of Flight Mar. 8th

The Museum of Flight is presenting An Evening with Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger on Monday, March 8th from 7pm to 9pm in its William M. Allen Theater. As many Readers may recall, “Sully”... [Read more]

Airport’s Part 150 Noise Study Workshop Is Wednesday, Feb. 24th

A public workshop for Sea-Tac Airport’s Part 150 Noise Study is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24th, from 5pm – 7pm at Mount Rainier High School, which is located at 22450 19th Ave South in... [Read more]

Meet The 1st Pilot & Engineer Of The 747 At Museum Of Flight Saturday

by Mark Neuman Tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 3rd) is your chance to attend a panel discussion with the first pilot of the Boeing 747, Brien Wygle, and the plane’s chief engineer, Joseph Sutter. Sutter... [Read more]

Laser Pointer Culprit Is Back In Action NW Of Airport

According to various sources, someone aimed a laser beam Tuesday night (March 24th) around 8pm at an Alaska Airlines flight making its landing approach in to Sea-Tac Airport.

Previously we reported about a 24-year old Burien man who was arrested and then released on March 11th; he is considered a “person of interest” in this incident, according to airport spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt.

In Tuesday night’s incident, a laser was pointed at Alaska Airlines flight number 487 from San Diego about two miles northwest of the airport, in the same area where other planes had been targeted previously…

Highline Forum 3rd Runway Public Meeting w/Port Is Jan. 8th

Not to cause confusion or anything, but there’s a second, very important meeting coming up Thursday, Jan. 8th regarding Sea-Tac Airport’s third runway (another residents meeting is scheduled... [Read more]

De-Icer Fumes Sicken Passengers At Sea-Tac Airport

The Seattle P-I reports that at least 32 passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 528 (to Burbank) were sickened after fumes from a liquid de-icer got into the cabin as it was on the tarmac Wednesday morning... [Read more]

Highline Forum Meeting On 3rd Runway Noise Is Dec. 18th

A special Highline Forum public meeting on the newly-opened third runway with Port of Seattle officials will be held this Thursday, Dec. 18th, from 9am to 10am at the conference room on the mezzanine level... [Read more]

The Seattle Times Covers Third Runway Noise

Looks like our mainstream media friends are finally catching onto an issue we’ve been covering for weeks now: Third runway noise complaints from angry residents. Read today’s story from The... [Read more]

Third Runway Noise Complainers Holding Meeting Dec. 19th

The B-Town Blog has been covering area residents’ complaints about the newly-opened third runway (previous coverage here and here), and now we have this little tidbit of info to share: Several residents... [Read more]

Third Runway Noise Problem Not Fading Away

by Scott Schaefer Since we first posted this story (on Monday, Nov. 24th) regarding area residents complaints about increased noise from Sea-Tac Airports newly-opened third runway, we’ve received... [Read more]

Has The Third Runway Increased Noise In Burien?

From our E-Mailbox comes this query from a Shorewood-area resident named Tony: Photo of first airplane taking off from third runway courtesy Port of Seattle. I was just wondering if you or any other readers... [Read more]

Expect Helicopters Hovering Over Burien Wed. Morning

That speck in the sky was one of three local news choppers hovering over B-Town to get a shot of the third runway test Sept. 25th. You may recall that on Thurs., Sept. 25th, a buncha mysterious helicopters... [Read more]