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Employees stand and watch the first Boeing 737 at Paine Field prepare to take off in 2022 in Everett.

Council approves Paine Field plan with $297M in potential improvements

At long last, Paine Field has a new long-range plan, including an expanded passenger terminal. Now it’s up to the FAA to approve it.

 

Planes on display inside Charlie Hangar at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum in Everett, Washington. Olivia Vanni / The Herald

‘Not just your old plane guys’ museum:’ History, aviation buffs love this Everett destination

New exhibits celebrate the wartime efforts of women in the Second World War and parachuting dogs.

 

Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin, Advanced Manufacturing Skills Center executive director Larry Cluphf, Boeing Director of manufacturing and safety Cameron Myers, Edmonds College President Amit Singh, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, and Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 2 celebrating the opening of a new fuselage training lab at Paine Field. Credit: Arutyun Sargsyan / Edmonds College

‘Magic happens’: Paine Field aerospace center dedicates new hands-on lab

Last month, Edmonds College officials cut the ribbon on a new training lab — a section of a 12-ton Boeing 767 tanker.

 

Planes on display inside Charlie Hangar at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum on Friday, March 29, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum is a Paine Field favorite

“Not just your old plane guys’ museum.” New exhibits celebrate the wartime efforts of women in WWII and parachuting dogs.

Planes on display inside Charlie Hangar at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum on Friday, March 29, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Rep. Rick Larsen, center, during a roundtable discussion at the Paine Field Airport Maintenance Department in Everett, Washington on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Members of the industry discussed how the FAA Reauthorization bill, signed into law last month, is expected to benefit Paine Field. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

How will the FAA Act benefit Paine Field?

The Snohomish County-owned airport hopes to resurface its main runway and extend the operation of its air traffic control tower.

Rep. Rick Larsen, center, during a roundtable discussion at the Paine Field Airport Maintenance Department in Everett, Washington on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Members of the industry discussed how the FAA Reauthorization bill, signed into law last month, is expected to benefit Paine Field. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
One of two loaded firearms TSA discovered at Paine Field Airport this week. (Photo provided by the TSA)

Paine Field TSA finds 2 loaded guns in carry-ons

This week’s tally of five loaded guns at Paine Field and Sea-Tac is “alarming,” the regional TSA security director said.

One of two loaded firearms TSA discovered at Paine Field Airport this week. (Photo provided by the TSA)
Firefighter Kyle Liston pickets outside of Boeing on Airport Road as the lockout of IAFF Local I-66 Boeing Firefighters approaches two weeks on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington. The firefighters and other local unions are picketing 24/7 outside an entrance to Boeing’s facility. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

After lockout, firefighter union approves Boeing’s latest contract offer

With a contract ratified, Boeing’s firefighters said they’ll get “fair pay for their critical work.” They’ll return to work this week.

Firefighter Kyle Liston pickets outside of Boeing on Airport Road as the lockout of IAFF Local I-66 Boeing Firefighters approaches two weeks on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington. The firefighters and other local unions are picketing 24/7 outside an entrance to Boeing’s facility. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Traffic moves along Highway 526 in front of Boeing’s Everett Production Facility on Nov. 28, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Boeing agrees to pay over $11.5M in back pay to employees

Nearly 500 workers received back wages, in what Washington regulators call the largest-ever settlement of its kind in state history.

Traffic moves along Highway 526 in front of Boeing’s Everett Production Facility on Nov. 28, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Boeing Firefighters and supporters have a camp set up outside of Boeing on Airport Road as the company’s lockout of union firefighters approaches two weeks on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Union firefighters, Boeing reach new tentative agreement

Union leaders are encouraging firefighters to vote “yes” on the new offer. Voting concludes Thursday.

Boeing Firefighters and supporters have a camp set up outside of Boeing on Airport Road as the company’s lockout of union firefighters approaches two weeks on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Boeing Firefighters and supporters have a camp set up outside of Boeing on Airport Road as the company’s lockout of union firefighters approaches two weeks on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Union firefighters reject Boeing’s latest contract offer

The union’s 125 firefighters on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected the offer, which included “an improved wage growth” schedule

Boeing Firefighters and supporters have a camp set up outside of Boeing on Airport Road as the company’s lockout of union firefighters approaches two weeks on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
FILE -- An engine on a Boeing 767 jet aircraft, at a Boeing facility in Everett, Wash., March 7, 2012. The Boeing 737 engine that failed on Southwest Flight 1380 is not the only one that has caught the eye of regulators: Engines on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and 767 have also failed, prompting questions about their design and inspection procedures. (Stuart Isett/The New York Times)

Boeing 767, built in Everett, gets 5-year lifeline from Congress

Boeing would have been forced to end production of the 767 Freighter in 2027 due to new emissions rules if not for the extension.

FILE -- An engine on a Boeing 767 jet aircraft, at a Boeing facility in Everett, Wash., March 7, 2012. The Boeing 737 engine that failed on Southwest Flight 1380 is not the only one that has caught the eye of regulators: Engines on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and 767 have also failed, prompting questions about their design and inspection procedures. (Stuart Isett/The New York Times)
Boeing firefighters union members and supporters hold an informational picket at Airport Road and Kasch Park Road on Monday, April 29, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Boeing: Firefighters face lockout if no deal by Saturday

A labor dispute has heated up: Boeing filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the firefighters union and threatened a lockout.

Boeing firefighters union members and supporters hold an informational picket at Airport Road and Kasch Park Road on Monday, April 29, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Mifthakof, left, shows Gov. Jay Inslee a hydrogen-powered motor during an event at ZeroAvia’s new Everett facility on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, near Paine Field in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

ZeroAvia’s new Everett center ‘a huge step in decarbonizing’ aviation

The British-American company, which is developing hydrogen-electric powered aircraft, expects one day to employ hundreds at the site.

ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Mifthakof, left, shows Gov. Jay Inslee a hydrogen-powered motor during an event at ZeroAvia’s new Everett facility on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, near Paine Field in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
An Alaska Airline plane lands at Paine Field Saturday on January 23, 2021. (Kevin Clark/The Herald)

Alaska Airlines back in the air after all flights grounded for an hour

Alaska Airlines flights, including those from Paine Field, were grounded Wednesday morning. The FAA lifted the ban around 9 a.m.

An Alaska Airline plane lands at Paine Field Saturday on January 23, 2021. (Kevin Clark/The Herald)
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Hundreds of Boeing employees get ready to lead the second 787 for delivery to ANA in a procession to begin the employee delivery ceremony in Everett Monday morning.

photo shot Monday September 26, 2011

Boeing whistleblower reports dangerous ‘shortcuts’ at Everett plant

A Boeing quality engineer claims the company ignored safety concerns in the production of the 787 and 777 jets.

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Hundreds of Boeing employees get ready to lead the second 787 for delivery to ANA in a procession to begin the employee delivery ceremony in Everett Monday morning.

photo shot Monday September 26, 2011
FILE - A man sits on a nearly empty Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Tourists are traveling to Hawaii in larger numbers than officials anticipated, and many are wandering around Waikiki without masks, despite a statewide mandate to wear them in public. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, file)

6 hours to Paradise: Jet-away on a direct flight from Everett to Honolulu

The flight from Paine Field makes for a relaxed departure and avoids the torture of traveling to SeaTac.

FILE - A man sits on a nearly empty Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Tourists are traveling to Hawaii in larger numbers than officials anticipated, and many are wandering around Waikiki without masks, despite a statewide mandate to wear them in public. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, file)
Students work during a class at the Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

At Edmonds College, students go from barista to airplane maker in weeks

In a bid to boost the workforce, Edmonds College has teamed up with the nonprofit Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Students work during a class at the Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
The first flight from Paine Field to Honolulu is prepared by grounds crew on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Alaska’s daily flight from Everett to Honolulu will change to seasonal

The airline is “shifting to a seasonal market to enable some other flights in Everett.” The Honolulu flights will go from October to May.

The first flight from Paine Field to Honolulu is prepared by grounds crew on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration Chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. The FAA is poised to clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly again after grounding the jets for nearly two years due to a pair of disastrous crashes that killed 346 people. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Alaska Airlines cancels some Everett flights due to 737 Max 9 grounding

The Seattle-based airline canceled 140 flights on Monday, including two departures from Paine Field.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration Chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. The FAA is poised to clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly again after grounding the jets for nearly two years due to a pair of disastrous crashes that killed 346 people. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Looking north, an aerial view of Paine Field in Everett. (Paine Field / Snohomish County) 20220605

‘Great value’: Air National Guard cedes airport parcels to Paine Field

Everett’s Paine Field will take 14 acres of “valuable land,” to be used for aerospace and commercial ventures.

Looking north, an aerial view of Paine Field in Everett. (Paine Field / Snohomish County) 20220605