Author Archives: Wouter Looman

Argue, Organize, Stop Runways

No third runway at Vienna Airport!

Posted on by Wouter Looman
03
Dec

In Vienna, the board of Flughafen AG announced that it would not be pursuing the third runway project, and three days later, the airport celebrated its 20th anniversary. This seems strange because the announcement of plans to build a third runway at the end of the 1990s was the trigger for the mediation process. This […]

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Health

Expansion of air traffic has intensified health risks

Posted on by Wouter Looman
28
Nov

The rapid expansion of global air traffic has intensified aircraft noise exposure and associated health risks, becoming a critical constraint for future airport development. Aircraft noise has been shown to adversely affect human health, contributing to sleep disturbance, cardiovascular disease, and decreased quality of life in airport communities. A Chinese study advocates for effective measures […]

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Night Flight Ban, Night flights, UECNA

Sleepless Nights – Aviation, local impacts & climate injustice

Posted on by Wouter Looman
08
Oct

Stay Grounded did a webinar on Night flights. They are a nightmare for those living close to airports, disrupting sleep and contributing to severe health risks. But the impacts of night flights extend far beyond the local community: they are also powerful climate bombs. In this webinar, we aim at bridging the gap between the […]

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Campaigning, Night Flight Ban

September 13th: International Day for the Ban on Night Flights

Posted on by Wouter Looman
19
Aug

UECNA is supporting the initiative from Stay Grounded for the second ‘International Day for the Ban on Night Flights at Airports’, to be held this year on September 13. Last year, 130 groups from 15 countries made themselves heard and this year, we want to make this day even bigger and louder! Your chance to take […]

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See you in Court

Call for Information Regarding Legal Proceedings

Posted on by Wouter Looman
31
Jul

Mobilisation for the Environment, Greenpeace NL and Milieudefensie recently won a landmark case against the nature permit (habitats and birds directive) of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Summary This is a call for information from the legal team that has been working on the case for the past two years. Our team aims to force the government […]

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Balanced Approach, Noise

Brussels Airport Noise Action Plan 2025 – 2029

Posted on by Wouter Looman
24
Jul

The measures and actions in the action plan are divided into air traffic noise abatement measures, ground noise abatement measures, actions and flanking policy initiatives. The measures for air traffic noise are further divided according to the four elements of the ICAO Balanced Approach. The following is an overview of the measures, actions and flanking […]

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danger

Security precautions require transparency – Hamburg must disclose potential hazards and act

Posted on by Wouter Looman
23
Jun

With its current press release, the Hamburg Airport Emergency Association has addressed an issue that urgently deserves more attention in the security and aviation policy debate: the real dangers posed by the operation of an inner-city airport for densely populated urban areas – particularly in the event of technical or human incidents shortly after takeoff […]

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