Commercial Ops Begin After a ‘Pained’ Start

News Gordon Smith reports on the United States’ newest commercial airport at Paine Field, a facility more synonymous with The Boeing Company. Management at the facility hopes to attract travellers from a large catchment area. Alaska Airlines has returned to the airport after a break of almost 60 years. Ingrid Barrentine/ Alaska Airlines MARCH 4 marked an exciting new chapter in the US airport scene, with the first revenue passenger services taking flight from Snohomish County’s Paine Field near Seattle.