PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 

COMMISSION AGENDA                 Item No.     4a 
Date of Meeting    April 28, 2009 
DATE:    April 23, 2009 
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 December 2000. 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 our noise mitigation programs, including: 
Increasing compliance with existing noise abatement procedures 
Increasing compliance with the ground run-up rules and regulations 
Monitoring aircraft noise levels with close-in noise monitors 
The Committee recommended that the Port develop and publicize an incentive program for the
airlines based on a point system, with a yearly airline award for the winner. The intent of the Fly
Quiet Incentive Program is to use the competitive nature of the airline industry in support of
noise abatement efforts, rewarding those airlines with the highest success rates with positive
media attention. 
The Fly Quiet Incentive Program was created in early 2003. The airlines are informed annually
of the goals of the program via packets with information on the categories of the program, the
scoring system, and expectations for the winning airlines are sent to each of the airlines.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
April 23, 2009 
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The 2008 Awards were announced to the Commission last year and are noted below: 
1st Place for Passenger Airlines 
SkyWest Airlines  Provides service for United Express 
Honorable Mention for Passenger Airlines 
Horizon Airlines 
1st Place for a Cargo Airline 
Cargolux 

WINNERS OF THE 2009 FLY QUIET AWARDS 
1st Place for Passenger Airlines 
Virgin America 
Honorable Mention for Passenger Airlines 
Air Canada Jazz 
1st Place for a Cargo Airline 
Federal Express 

The next steps in the program include publicly acknowledging the three winning airlines with
banners located in the terminal of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, an official press release
as well as congratulatory advertisements in the local newspapers.