4a Memo
PORT OF SEATTLE MEMORANDUM COMMISSION AGENDA Item No. 4a Date of Meeting June 22, 2010 DATE: June 7, 2010 TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer FROM: Stan Shepherd, Manager, Airport Noise Programs SUBJECT: Fly Quiet incentive program airline winners BACKGROUND: The Port of Seattle completed a Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 150 Noise Study Update in 2002. As a component of the Part 150 Study, staff requested and received Commission approval on March 26, 2002 to develop and oversee implementation of a "Fly Quiet" Program. "Fly Quiet" refers to a family of programs that encourage airlines and pilots to operate aircraft as quietly as possible. Port staff formed the Fly Quiet Committee in 2002, consisting of local community leaders and city staff. The committee developed a set of recommendations for the Port to consider as measures to enhance its noise mitigation programs. At the completion of its mission to develop the program, the committee disbanded. Through those recommendations, the Port developed a competitive program based on the following composite scoring criteria. Airlines must have jet aircraft in their fleet to compete. An airline must have at least 312 or more operations per year at Sea-Tac Airport which are monitored by our flight tracking system. Airlines receive a rating based on compliance with existing noise abatement procedures. Any violations to the ground run-up rules and regulations are severely penalized. Airlines receive a rating based on aircraft noise levels with close-in noise monitors. The intent of the Fly Quiet Incentive Program is to use the competitive nature of the airline industry in support of Sea-Tac Airport's noise abatement efforts, rewarding those airlines with the highest success rates with positive media attention. In the past, cargo airlines competed for the Fly Quiet Award in a separate category. Due to several suggestions received last year, we refined the program to create just one category in which all airlines, both cargo and passenger, compete together. COMMISSION AGENDA Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer June 7, 2010 Page 2 of 2 WINNERS OF THE 2010 FLY QUIET AWARDS: 1st Place Airline Air Canada Jazz 2nd Place Airline SkyWest Airlines Honorable Mention Virgin America The next steps in the program include publicly acknowledging the three winning airlines with banners located in the terminal of Sea-Tac Airport, an official press release as well as congratulatory advertisements in the local newspapers.
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