Paine Field

Gallery: Paine Field soars into passenger air service

Gallery: Paine Field soars into passenger air service

People were eager to be aboard the first flights out of the new passenger terminal in Everett.

Gallery: Paine Field soars into passenger air service
Notable, quotable: Passengers and politicians on Paine Field

Notable, quotable: Passengers and politicians on Paine Field

Assorted quotes from folks at the commercial terminal’s first day.

Notable, quotable: Passengers and politicians on Paine Field
Watch the new passenger terminal rise in just 7 minutes

Watch the new passenger terminal rise in just 7 minutes

This time-lapse shows construction of the new airport terminal at Paine Field in Everett.

Watch the new passenger terminal rise in just 7 minutes
Paine Field is cleared for passenger takeoff, FAA says

Paine Field is cleared for passenger takeoff, FAA says

After years of planning and litigation, airlines can begin service at Everett’s new terminal.

Paine Field is cleared for passenger takeoff, FAA says
Paine Field neighbors clashed in court over security risks

Paine Field neighbors clashed in court over security risks

The legal fight between a corporate hangar and the Historic Flight Foundation led to soaring costs.

Paine Field neighbors clashed in court over security risks
50 years after the 747 first flew, a 797 is on the horizon

50 years after the 747 first flew, a 797 is on the horizon

With eyes on the future, Boeing’s commemoration of an iconic but fading jumbo jet will be low-key.

50 years after the 747 first flew, a 797 is on the horizon
Passengers and workers await first Paine Field boarding call

Passengers and workers await first Paine Field boarding call

“For 10 years I’ve been promising myself I would be on that first flight,” says a reservation holder.

Passengers and workers await first Paine Field boarding call
2 Boeing tankers fly away to Kansas and Air Force service

2 Boeing tankers fly away to Kansas and Air Force service

They are the first of a planned fleet of 179 Everett-built KC-46 Pegasus airplanes.

2 Boeing tankers fly away to Kansas and Air Force service
Andy Bronson / The Herald                                The first of two KC-46 Pegasus tankers to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force is readied for a ceremony Thursday inside the main Boeing plant at Paine Field in Everett.

KC-46: Aerial gas station, troop transport, cargo carrier

As Boeing hands off the first Pegasus tankers to the Air Force, it’s easy to overlook their versatility.

Andy Bronson / The Herald                                The first of two KC-46 Pegasus tankers to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force is readied for a ceremony Thursday inside the main Boeing plant at Paine Field in Everett.
For a day, troubles are forgotten as Boeing delivers tankers

For a day, troubles are forgotten as Boeing delivers tankers

The company celebrated Thursday as it handed off two KC-46 Pegasus airplanes to the Air Force.

For a day, troubles are forgotten as Boeing delivers tankers
Federal shutdown delays start of airline service in Everett

Federal shutdown delays start of airline service in Everett

Key FAA officials, who must give a final OK to Paine Field passenger flights, are on furlough.

Federal shutdown delays start of airline service in Everett
Air Force accepts long-delayed, still-troubled Boeing tanker

Air Force accepts long-delayed, still-troubled Boeing tanker

Remaining flaws in the Everett-built KC-46A Pegasus relate to the aerial-refueling boom.

Air Force accepts long-delayed, still-troubled Boeing tanker
We’ve compiled timetables for Paine Field passenger service

We’ve compiled timetables for Paine Field passenger service

Schedules can change, but here are the planned airline departure and arrival times for Everett.

We’ve compiled timetables for Paine Field passenger service
Federal shutdown could delay Paine Field passenger flights

Federal shutdown could delay Paine Field passenger flights

The FAA says furloughs at the agency might postpone the final decision on Everett airline service.

Federal shutdown could delay Paine Field passenger flights
Boeing has its eye on 58 acres on west side of Paine Field

Boeing has its eye on 58 acres on west side of Paine Field

The airplane builder, which is vague about its plans, will have up to two years to study the site.

Boeing has its eye on 58 acres on west side of Paine Field
United flights to San Francisco and Denver begin March 31

United flights to San Francisco and Denver begin March 31

The carrier is now booking six flights a day from Paine Field. Alaska announced its schedule earlier.

United flights to San Francisco and Denver begin March 31
Visitors admire the tanks and planes in the new 30,000-square-foot hangar at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Paine Field on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Vintage war machines live on at Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage

Weeks after he died, his museum unveiled a new hangar to preserve stories of planes, tanks — and people.

Visitors admire the tanks and planes in the new 30,000-square-foot hangar at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Paine Field on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Alaska now selling tickets for Everett; Southwest bows out

Alaska now selling tickets for Everett; Southwest bows out

Service could start Feb. 11. Alaska Airlines has acquired Southwest Airlines’ gate times.

Alaska now selling tickets for Everett; Southwest bows out
What the airlines are planning for Paine Field in Everett

What the airlines are planning for Paine Field in Everett

If all goes as planned, three carriers will begin serving Snohomish County with 24 daily flights.

What the airlines are planning for Paine Field in Everett
Everett airline service gets one last airing, pro and con

Everett airline service gets one last airing, pro and con

The FAA’s required hearing on the impact of commercial flights at Paine Field was held Monday night.

Everett airline service gets one last airing, pro and con