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September 11, 2008

Yesterday the Port of Seattle invited a rag-tag crew of media, runway protesters, environmental activists, local residents, and assorted schmoozers on a tour of Sea-Tac's third runway, a project about 20 years in the making, and set to open on November 20, 2008, pending final FAA certification. The first question you have, of course, is Why do we need a third runway? We're glad you asked. That's a good question! You may not have noticed,......

Continue Reading "Sea-Tac's Third Runway Almost a Fully Operational Battlestation"

January 11, 2007

At SeaTac, air traffic controllers are complaining about "ghost" planes appearing on their "scopes" (that's lingo we picked up from Pushing Tin). The King Country Journal reports (via AP) that: Controllers have been complaining since November that they often redirect planes because of "false targets" on the airport's radar. In announcing plans for the fix this week, Federal Aviation Administration officials agreed that better software was needed but denied there has been a safety......

Continue Reading "Air Traffic Controllers See Potential Dead People"

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