PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA  STAFF BRIEFING 
Item No.              4c 
Date of Meeting       May 24, 2011 

DATE:    May 16, 2011 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Stan Shepherd, Manager, Airport Noise Programs 
SUBJECT:  Special Order of Business: Recognition of the Winners of the Fly Quiet
Incentive Program 

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 encourages airlines
and pilots to operate aircraft as quietly as possible. 
In 2002, Port staff formed the Fly Quiet Committee 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
that 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.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
May 16, 2011 
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WINNERS OF THE 2011 FLY QUIET AWARDS: 
1st Place Airline 
Air Canada Jazz 
2nd Place Airline 
SkyWest Airlines 
Honorable Mention 
Mesaba Airlines 
The next steps in the program include publicly acknowledging the three winning airlines
with banners located in the terminal of Sea-Tac Airport, a press release and 
congratulatory advertisements in the local newspapers.