County Executive Dave Somers Airport Director Arif R. Ghouse
[email protected] [email protected] PAINE FIELD HAPPENINGS December 1, 2016 In This Issue Greetings! Holiday Toy Drives Greetings and best wishes to you and yours during the Paine Field Open House holiday season! Santa Visits With the end of the year soon upon us, it's amazing to think about the many significant changes and events that have WPA Christmas Party occurred here at Paine Field over the past 12 months. TANKS Giving Among the success stories was the elimination of the PNAA Annual Conference infamous "sea of asphalt" a.k.a. The Hot Spot 1 & 2 Mitigation Project. Thanks to the planners, engineers, Happening electricians, construction workers, controllers, tenants, and staff who worked together to make it all happen. There EvCC Sabreliner were no job-related injuries, incursions, or unexpected delays, and the project was completed ahead of schedule. Airside Exercises Winter Weather The Boeing Company celebrated its 100th Anniversary, completed its 777-X assembly and static wing test Airport Snow Plan buildings, and the Future of Flight celebrated its 10th anniversary. The Paine Field Fire Department took FAA TALPA Rollout delivery of its newest ARFF tender, and the Museum of Flight Restoration Center bade farewell to the very first New Operations Supervisor Boeing 727 (UAL 001), the Boeing 247 D, the Antonov AN- PublicVue 2 Colt, and the Vought XF-8U1 Crusader. One of the Airport's longest tenants, - the Honeywell Corporation, Landing Fees relocated its flight department to Arizona. The flying event season was as popular and as well-attended as always, Rent Adjustments and the museums are planning even more surprises for 2017.