Byron Acohido is the aerospace reporter for The Seattle Times, where he has worked for the past ten years.

From 1985 to 1987 he worked at the Dallas Times Herald as an editor and business reporter. Prior to that, he worked as a business and general assignment reporter specializing in the criminal justice system at the The Herald in Everett, Washington.

In 1993 he won the Avaiation and Space Writers Association Premier Award for "Jet-engine pins: how big a risk?," and "Flight 811: terror in the sky."

He has a B.S. in journalism from University of Oregon and enjoys coaching youth sports, running and gardening.