Above, from left: Bill McSherry, Boeing vice president of government operations; Guy Palumbo, Amazon director of public policy; Joe Nguyen, Washington State Department of Commerce director; Elizabeth Cantwell, Washington State University president; Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson; Snohomish County executive Dave Somers; Washington state Sen. Marko Liias; Tim Zenk, Earth Finance managing director; Ryan Spies, Alaska Air Group managing director of sustainability; and Washington state Rep. Mia Gregerson during a launch event for the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator at the Boeing Future of Flight in Mukilteo, Washington, on Jan. 8, 2026.
BNN, Thursday, January 8, 2026, Kymberly VanDlac –
Joint initiative with Alaska Airlines and Pacific Northwest leaders will advance production, use of lower-emission jet fuel.