Business
Boeing revamps quality control: More high tech, fewer humans
The company has told Machinists it will eliminate thousands of quality checks as no longer necessary.
Nation-World
TSA checkpoint worker no-shows peak at 10% of workforce
Its employees are among the lowest salaried on the federal pay scale.
Business
After Paul Allen’s death, Stratolaunch cuts sharply back
The project, first announced in 2011, had been hugely expensive for the tech billionaire founder.
Business
Tri-Cities Airport thrives even without Portland connection
The airport announced Wednesday that it broke its old passenger record.
Business
Wenatchee’s Pangborn airport hits passenger record in 2018
The airport had 64,689 departing passengers, a 7.2 percent increase from 2017.
Northwest
Skagit airport hangars damaged beyond repair
A storm, which some port staff speculated was a microburst, hit the structures Jan. 6
Business
Alaska Airlines to add thousands of jobs in state this year
The carrier has hired its 10,000th employee in Washington and said it will hire some 3,000 more.
Business
SEC probes Boeing deal with China-linked satellite project
Boeing has canceled a contract to build a satellite for a company allegedly controlled by China.
Local News
Everett man dead, woman critical after Whidbey Airpark crash
LANGLEY — An Everett man was killed in a plane crash at Whidbey Airpark on Saturday, the Island…
Business
Brazil OKs Boeing purchase of Embraer commercial jet services
The move is seen as critical to Boeing’s positioning against rival Airbus.
Business
US aviation system is starting to show strains from shutdown
Unpaid security screeners are staying home and air-traffic controllers are suing the government.
Business
We’ve compiled timetables for Paine Field passenger service
Schedules can change, but here are the planned airline departure and arrival times for Everett.
Local News
Air Force accepts long-delayed, still-troubled Boeing tanker
Remaining flaws in the Everett-built KC-46A Pegasus relate to the aerial-refueling boom.
Local News
Langley urged to oppose Growler expansion
‘This will have ripple effects on South Whidbey,” the Sound Defense Alliance told the council.
Business
Air travelers start to feel effects of government shutdown
Air traffic controllers won’t get paychecks later this week despite working over the holidays.
Local News
Federal shutdown could delay Paine Field passenger flights
The FAA says furloughs at the agency might postpone the final decision on Everett airline service.
Business
Boeing delivered a record 806 jetliners in 2018
Airbus delivered 800 airplanes. In Renton alone, Boeing delivered 580 737s — 69 in December alone.
Local News
After losing a foot, aircraft aficionado wants to fly again
John Sessions, who founded a local aircraft museum, was grounded after crashing last summer.
Northwest
Hundreds of federal scientists miss conferences in shutdown
Among the events affected: the “Super Bowl of Astronomy” this week in Seattle.