Clik here to view.
Canada’s WestJet orders 10 new Boeing 737-800s
Canada’s WestJet has ordered 10 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to replace 10 smaller 737-700 aircraft it plans to sell in the next two years. At list prices, the 737-800s are worth $891 million. The new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gas prices rocketing upward in South Sound
It’s only been two days since we last visited the gas price situation in the South Sound, so it’s unusual that we’re back here talking about gas prices so soon. But, the situation merits notice because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Private developer, public housing authority float plan to develop well-known...
A private developer and Tacoma’s public housing authority are in the early stages of plans to revitalize two 100-year-old buildings and bring more apartments to the Hilltop neighborhood. Developer...
View ArticleIndia’s Jet Airways ordering Boeing 737 and 777 aircraft
India’s Jet Airways has ordered 50 of Boeing’s new 737-Max jetliners and as many as 10 of the aircraft maker’s 777-300ER long range twin jets, an Australian aviation consulting firm reports. The Wall...
View ArticleBoeing continues incremental retreat from the Puget Sound area
The Boeing Co. today took another step in what is becoming an incremental withdrawal from the Puget Sound area telling its informational technology workers that its plans to cut 1,500 Puget Sound area...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines adding two new destinations from its Portland hub
Alaska Airlines continued its expansion of its Portland hub this month adding two new non-stop flights from that Oregon city to Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta. The SeaTac-based airline will start the...
View ArticleUniversity of Phoenix conducting leadership panel discussion, workshop on Friday
Facing change? Wondering about transformational leadership? The University of Phoenix will host both a panel discussion and a transformational leadership workshop on Friday, May 17, at the school’s...
View ArticleWashington state jobless rate hits 5-year low in April, state figures show
From my colleague Rolf Boone: Washington state unemployment fell to a five-year low in April, dropping to 7 percent last month from 7.3 percent in March, according to the state Employment Security...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New card deck will count 54 more ways that Tacoma is beautiful
This just in from two of Tacoma’s creative advocates: Tacoma Makes plans a second deck of Tacoma playing cards, to be released this fall. The first deck, which we’ll now call the blue deck, was...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines tops J.D. Power survey for sixth year
Sea-Tac’s Alaska Airlines was ranked the highest among traditional North American network air carriers in customer satisfaction for the sixth year in a row in a survey of 11,800 airline passengers,...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines shuffles Boeing 737 orders, launches 737-7 Max
Southwest Airlines, Boeing’s biggest 737 customer, today placed the first order for the smallest version of the new Max series of 737 aircraft. Southwest converted orders for 30 737-700s to 737-7 Max...
View ArticleTwo from Gig Harbor win annual Main Street awards
The Washington Main Street Program has recognized both a South Sound organization and a South Sound volunteer with its annual Excellence on Main Awards. The group honors communities, organizations and...
View ArticleSome Boeing 777 engines suffering from gear problems
General Electric, maker of the engines on Boeing’s popular 777-300ER jets, has told airlines that a problem with 118 engines produced between last fall and early this spring have a problem that could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sea-Tac shuffling its airlines and ticket counters once more
In one of the last and largest moves in a terminal and gate realignment that began early this year at Sea-Tac Airport, United Airlines next week will move its ticket counter from the far north end of...
View ArticleTacoma’s MultiCare Health System, Grays Harbor Community Hospital to form...
The regional trend of smaller hospitals forming alliances with large health systems continued Friday as Grays Harbor Community Hospital announced it has signed a letter of intent to affiliate with...
View ArticleAll Nippon Airways Dreamliner experiences minor electrical problem on test...
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner equipped with Boeing’s updated lithium ion battery system experienced a minor electrical issue during a test flight earlier this month, Flightglobal.com...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Sound gas prices once again pass $4 level
Average gasoline prices in the South Sound once again have moved beyond $4 a gallon. Unfortunately, those prices aren’t exactly unmapped territory for South Sound consumers. Average gas prices have...
View ArticleKWA hiring 100 home care workers Wednesday
KWA, formerly the Korean Womens Association, is hiring 100 home care workers at a work fair scheduled for Wednesday at Work Force Central, 3650 S. Cedar Street in Tacoma. KWA supervisors will be on...
View ArticleFree UWT symposium will explore Washington state’s role in larger...
A free symposium scheduled for Wednesday at the University of Washington Tacoma campus will offer insights into Washington state’s role in the United States’ growing Asia-Pacific emphasis. The event,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boeing hopes better fuel efficiency will spark new orders for lagging 747-8
Hoping a fuel economy tweak will kickstart sales of its lagging 747-8, Boeing completed its first flight test this week of an enhanced version of the 4-engine jumbo jet. The 747-8 Intercontinental left...
View Article