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 
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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.