The company owns the most prominent building in Seattle, Columbia Center, a jet-black 1.5-million-square-foot skyscraper that reaches 932 feet.

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To really see the impact of regional airlines these days, just fly the longest flight in miles on a regional jet in the U.S. That's a 1, 501-mile United flight between Austin, Texas and San Francisco, which takes about four hours going west into the wind.

WSJ: Regional Jets: Are These Model Airplanes?