Author Archives: John Stewart

Actions, Fact Finding, UECNA

Everything you’ve wanted to know about European Air Freight

Posted on by John Stewart
31
Aug

European Air Freight 83% of the freight using European airports is from outside Europe. Intra-EU freight made up only 13.9% and national freight just 2.9%. The role of air transport in freight transport is less significant than in passenger transport as air is expensive and only competitive with road and rail for longer distances and relatively […]

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UECNA

Night trains not night planes! 13th September: International Day of Action. How to get involved

Posted on by John Stewart
27
Aug

Night trains not night planes! Sunday, 13th of September: International Day for a ban on night flights at airports and for the expansion of night trains For the past two years, more than 220 initiatives from 15 countries have declared September 13th as the International day for the ban of night flights at airports. In […]

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Actions, Protest, UECNA

Court victory against noise pollution – Brake on noisy flights at Athens Airport with a fine of 10,000 euros per violation

Posted on by John Stewart
02
Jul

The local municipalities of Markopoulos Mesogia, Spatos Artemida together with residents of the surrounding areas and members of the Pan-Hellenic Association “Environmental Harmony” took the Civil Aviation Authority (APA), the Ministry of Environment and Transport to court and won. The Courts confirmed that the air noise is a real environmental issue that affects the quality […]

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UECNA

New report suggests more flights to European tourist destinations may not benefit these countries’ economies

Posted on by John Stewart
01
Jul

New report suggests more flights to European tourist destinations may not benefit these countries’ economies https://neweconomics.org/2026/06/the-economics-of-air-transport-in-europe The author of the report Alex Chapman writes: Today we have launched ‘Part Two’ in our series with T&E on ‘The Economics of Air Transport in Europe’! This report focuses in on the equity of impacts of air travel […]

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Key Issues, Night flights, UECNA

New Night Flights Study Published

Posted on by John Stewart
15
Jun

Aviation Night Noise Effects (ANNE) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a2693b856960b0542c0b153/anne-subjective-study-report.pdf A seminal new report on the impact of night noise for the UK Department for Transport by a team led by Professor Charlotte Clark was published last week. The study has two parts. Just the first part has been published. It was a large-scale survey carried out among residents […]

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Actions, Noise, Noise Measurement, UECNA

New report shows people get annoyed at lower levels of aircraft noise

Posted on by John Stewart
11
Jun

A major new report from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), published 10th June 2026, has found that people get annoyed at much lower noise levels than previously thought. It backs up what residents have been saying for years. For example, a previous CAA report called SoNA published 10 years ago  found that 10% of […]

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Actions, Fact Finding

Research finds ultra-fine particles a real concern around airports

Posted on by John Stewart
26
May

For years, air pollution around airports has largely been discussed in familiar terms such as carbon emissions, aircraft noise and visible exhaust. But scientists are increasingly focusing on something passengers and nearby residents cannot see at all. They are called ultrafine particles, or UFPs. They are thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair. And according […]

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