Black Hawks visit
 Six Black Hawk helicopters flew in to King County International Airport - Boeing Field, visiting the Museum of Flight, last month. The Black Hawk helicopter serves with the U.S. military and the armed forces of 34 other countries.
KCIA sponsors Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show
 Above, left to right: Ella Wilson, Lorenzo Clara, Sam Priest and Brian Kruml greeted visitors to KCIA's booth at the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show. Some visitors asked about VFR flight routes and others asked about flight schools at the airport.
King County International Airport was a sponsor for the Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show, hosted by the Washington Aviation Association at the Washington State Fair Events center last month. The conference brings together aviators, industry professionals, student pilots, and many other individuals who have an interest in aviation.
Photo, front, left to right: Sara (age 5) and ARFF Chief Greg Thomas
Back, left to right: Lorenzo Clara and Sam Priest
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Raisbeck Aviation High School students visit
Students from Raisbeck Aviation High School, a college-preparatory high school in the Highline School District, took a tour of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station on March 17. Sergeants Brian Angelo and Graydon Matheson gave the tour, covering the history of the airport, as well as ARFF and airport law enforcement duties. Deputies Ben Johnson and Joe Emrick operated the 3,000 gallon Oshkosh ARFF truck, spraying water 285 feet as a demonstration of its capabilities. Johnson later donned firefighting pants, coat, and a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) pack & mask to show the students.
KCIA hosts first AMPS meeting
KCIA hosted the first quarterly meeting of a new group, Airport Managers of the Puget Sound (AMPS), last month. Representatives from 11 airports around the region attended.
“It’s to discuss local issues, concerns and updates,” said Dave Decoteau, deputy director at KCIA, who helped launch the group along with Tim Mensonides of Auburn Municipal Airport and Joshua Marcy of Paine Field. “This month we had a discussion on the Major League Baseball All Star Game, we discussed the World Cup upcoming in 2026, the transition to unleaded fuel, and hangar wait lists.”
Each attendee also reported on what was happening at their airport.
Paine Field will host the next meeting on June 14. Anyone who works at an airport in the region is welcome.
Decoteau explained that the group chose the name, in part, because the acronym, AMPS, is apt given aviation’s move toward electrification. The group is based on a similar one, the Bay Area Airport Managers, that Decoteau participated in when he worked in the San Francisco Bay area.
Employees attend Airport Symposium
 Airport Business Manager Matt Sykora, second from right, spoke on a panel, Transitioning into the Mid-Level Workforce, at the Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium in Anaheim, California in early March. Capital Project Managers Jorge Sanchez Yubero and Eric Miller and Airport Duty Manager Sam Priest also attended the symposium.
Airport staff host booth at annual Women Fly event
KCIA participated in the Museum of Flight's annual Women Fly program on Saturday, March 25. This was the first time since 2019 that the event was held in-person. The goal of the Women Fly program is to inspire and spark the interest of young women and participants in the career field of aviation and STEM. The event had many organizations in the aviation industry, and each organization hosted a booth where they invited participants to learn about their organizations and network, as well as participate in an interactive activity geared towards aviation and STEM.
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