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Worms eating airport deicer fluid could be greener approach to airline waste

To safely fly when it’s cold out, special fluid has to be sprayed on planes. And it creates a lot of waste. So Tri-Cities airport leaders have turned to … worms.
Courtney Flatt
Starbucks is out, Stumptown is in on Alaska, Horizon flights

Starbucks is out. Stumptown is in on all Alaska Airlines flights.
Dyer Oxley
Congress moves to mandate leaded fuel sales

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to require airports to keep selling leaded aviation fuel. The small-plane fuel is the biggest source of airborne lead pollution in Washington and nationwide.
John Ryan
Will commercial airport site search in WA get do-over in Olympia?

A controversial effort to find a solution to Washington's growing air travel demands would get a do-over under a bill making its way through the Statehouse, but some critics remain dissatisfied.
Jeanie Lindsay
Sen. Maria Cantwell questions Southwest over holiday cancellations

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell wants to know how airlines can avoid another debacle like the one that led to more than 16,000 Southwest Airlines cancellations last December.
Katie Campbell
Pierce County pushes back on the state's proposed airport sites

A state commission tasked with finding the location for a new international airport has selected three sites, including two in rural Pierce County. Local residents and their state representatives say the proposed locations would damage the land, impact the environment and disrupt the lives of the people who live and work in the area.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan
For some without a home, the airport is a source of shelter

Since the start of the pandemic, a growing number of unhoused people are seeking shelter at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Casey Martin
World

Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching Covid while flying in 2023?

You'll see testing in some airports these days — it's just like we're going back in time! And speaking of looking back, the things that protected fliers from Covid then are still a good idea.
Fran Kritz
Sea-Tac Airport's holiday travel rebounds out of pandemic

This is going to be one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, and Sea-Tac Airport spokesperson Perry Cooper says nearly 1 million visitors will pass through Sea-Tac terminals between Dec. 19 and Jan. 3.
Paige Browning
National

More than 4,000 flights were delayed as holiday travel spikes in the U.S.

More than 100 U.S. flights were cancelled altogether, according to tracker, FlightAware.
Giulia Heyward

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