Sea Tac Airport

Law & Courts

Sea-Tac Airport sued over pollution by firm that took on Big Tobacco

Plaintiffs say airplane emissions have caused harm to 300,000 residents who live in the flight paths.

Government

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.

Government

Pierce, Thurston counties in running for new NW airport

A state commission Friday narrowed its list of sites for a new two-runway airport to three locations in rural Thurston and Pierce cou

Business

Alaska Airlines cancels hundreds of flights as it faces a pilot shortage

Alaska Airlines said 40 flights had been cancelled across the country Monday due to a pilot shortage.

Environment

Sea-Tac planes are emitting a unique kind of pollution —and it's not regulated

Airplanes at Sea-Tac airport are polluting the communities below with tiny "ultrafine" pollution

Is a plane from Sea-Tac going to crash onto your house?

Seattleites worry a lot about disasters. Earthquakes, landslides, forest fires (or at least the smoke from them) ... Then there's the concern that a...