Ferguson and aviation leaders announce new Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator initiative

MUKILTEO—Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, Senator Marko Liias, other law makers, and leaders in aviation technology research and sustainability launched the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator (CSAA) today – a new initiative designed to accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production deployment and adoption across the Pacific Northwest. “Clean fuels are a […]

Alaska Airlines flying again after fleet grounded due to IT outage

An Alaska Airlines system-wide IT outage on Sunday, July 20, led to a three-hour grounding of all mainline and Horizon Air flights, affecting thousands of travelers and echoing similar incidents over the past year. The nationwide IT outage, coincided with Microsoft’s alert on active cyberattacks targeting its server software, though no direct link has been […]

Sea-Tac addresses aviation cybersecurity at US Senate hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, held a hearing on “Aviation Cybersecurity Threats” at our nation’s capital Wednesday morning, September 18, to examine the cybersecurity threats airports and airlines have been faced with recently, and to discuss how the aviation sector can bolster its resiliency […]