An artist’s rendering shows a hydrogen-fueled Dash 8 airplane equipped with MagniX’s 2-megawatt-class propulsion system, highlighted in the green cutaway view. (MagniX Illustration) Redmond, Wash.-based MagniX says it’s partnering with a Los Angeles startup called Universal Hydrogen to retrofit 40-passenger regional aircraft with carbon-free, hydrogen-fueled electric powertrains. The partnership opens up a new frontier for… Continue reading MagniX teams up with Universal Hydrogen for electric airplane conversion project
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JUMP bikes return to Seattle under Lime ownership
JUMP bikes return to Seattle this week. (Lime Photo) Seattle’s bike-share drought ends Monday as JUMP bikes return, one of the first rollouts since ownership of the service transferred from Uber to Lime. Once the nation’s pioneer in dockless bike-share, Seattle has been without the service since May when Lime acquired JUMP and pulled bikes… Continue reading JUMP bikes return to Seattle under Lime ownership
Kitty Hawk grounds its flying-raft project and ‘doubles down’ on Heaviside air vehicle
California-based Kitty Hawk, the flying-car venture backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, says it’s winding down its Flyer project, which created an ultralight aircraft designed to fly over water. Kitty Hawk’s Flyer prototype made its public debut in 2017. It was an eVTOL — that is, an all-electric craft capable of vertical takeoffs and landings.… Continue reading Kitty Hawk grounds its flying-raft project and ‘doubles down’ on Heaviside air vehicle
Passenger traffic drops by two-thirds at Sea-Tac due to coronavirus; aid sought
Restaurants at Sea-Tac International Airport are continuing to serve passengers on a grab-to-go or order-to-go basis. (Port of Seattle Photo) The number of airline passengers taking off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has fallen by two-thirds, due to the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on air travel, officials at the Port of Seattle said today. Sea-Tac… Continue reading Passenger traffic drops by two-thirds at Sea-Tac due to coronavirus; aid sought
Lime temporarily shuts down in CA, WA and some European countries to slow coronavirus
Lime scooters on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Lime is pausing its e-scooter and e-bike services in California, Washington, Italy, France, and Spain, starting Tuesday. The company said the closures are intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. In Lime’s remaining markets, the company is expanding its cleaning procedures and… Continue reading Lime temporarily shuts down in CA, WA and some European countries to slow coronavirus
Free-floating car-share will return to Seattle this spring with new AAA service
AAA is bringing its GIG car-sharing service to Seattle. (GIG Photo) Seattle is getting a new free-floating car-share service this spring, filling a void left by popular mobility options that exited the city over the past few months. AAA is expanding its GIG Car Share service beyond the San Francisco Bay Area to Seattle. GIG… Continue reading Free-floating car-share will return to Seattle this spring with new AAA service
NHL Seattle to spend $7M on Monorail upgrades and offer transit incentives to get fans to new arena
An artist rendering of the Seattle Center Monorail, with NHL Seattle branding, as it passes the Museum of Pop Culture toward its Seattle Center station. (NHL Seattle Image) The hype around hockey in Seattle has the potential to turn into heartache for those who get stuck in traffic in the congested corridors that feed the… Continue reading NHL Seattle to spend $7M on Monorail upgrades and offer transit incentives to get fans to new arena
Boeing’s 777X wide-body jet takes its first flight after winds spoil first attempt
Boeing’s 777X takes off on its first flight Saturday morning. (Screenshot via Boeing Webcast) EVERETT, Wash. — After a one-day postponement due to bedeviling winds, Boeing’s next-generation 777X wide-body jet took off for its first flight today, providing a boost to the embattled company amid the crisis over its narrow-body 737 MAX. “This airplane, for… Continue reading Boeing’s 777X wide-body jet takes its first flight after winds spoil first attempt
Boeing changes 737 MAX recovery plan to call for a new round of pilot training, adding to cost and delay
Two Boeing test pilots check out a 737 MAX plane with updated flight control software in April 2019 while then-CEO Dennis Muilenburg watches from behind. Muilenburg was forced out of his corporate role last month due to his handling of the 737 MAX controversy. (Boeing Photo / Paul Weatherman) Months after two accidents forced the… Continue reading Boeing changes 737 MAX recovery plan to call for a new round of pilot training, adding to cost and delay
Car-sharing boom goes bust: Surprise and dismay in Seattle as last free-floating service disappears
Alex Johnson gets ready to drive off in a car2go vehicle he found parked in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood on Wednesday. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The car talk on the street was one of surprise Wednesday as Share Now, operator of car2go, announced that it will be pulling out of North America and leaving Seattle… Continue reading Car-sharing boom goes bust: Surprise and dismay in Seattle as last free-floating service disappears