Category Archives: Key Issues

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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Economics, Fact Finding, Key Issues

Aviation growth doesn’t always benefit the economy

Posted on by John Stewart
13
Nov

This is a very well-researched report, just published, shows that in only a minority (37%) of European regions does air connectivity growth drive economic growth. These regions are mainly found in Eastern Europe and tourist *receiving* areas.   The authors write: Yes, air connectivity and GDP per capita are correlated. But causation, direction and location […]

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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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Actions, Key Issues, Manifestation, Night Flight Ban, Night flights, Protest

Thousands Protest Against Night Flights

Posted on by John Stewart
15
Sep

Over 200 organisations have signed a petition from Stay Grounded calling for a Ban on Night Flights. 13th September marked a Day of Action in support of a ban. Thousands of people took park in action. In Brussels they were joined by leading politicians. Below are a few of the pictures from the day. And […]

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Health, Noise & Health, UECNA

New Environment Agency Report: millions impacted by noise

Posted on by John Stewart
26
Aug

A new report from the European Environment Agency has found over 20% of Europeans — more than one in five — are exposed to harmful transport noise levels. When measured against stricter World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, this figure rises to over 30%, or nearly one in three citizens. Road traffic is the most widespread […]

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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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Campaigning, Climate, Going to court, Politics, Protest

Barcelona Airport Struggle: Decades of building broad alliances

Posted on by Admin3342
01
Jul

The decades-old conflict around El Prat airport and the destruction of the Llobregat Delta is one of Europe’s most important environmental justice struggles. The conflict entered a new stage, with airport expansion plans being put back on the table in June 2025. An article by Franziska Schmidt, with input and feedback from Ariadna Cotén, Zeroport. […]

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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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Economics, Politics

Flemish government becomes largest shareholder of Brussels Airport

Posted on by Admin3342
13
Jun

The Flemish regional government is investing 2.77 billion euros in Brussels Airport. To do so, it is buying the shares of global investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) in Brussels Airport Company. OTPP is pulling out of airports as it is drastically ‘greening’ its investment portfolio under pressure from its teacher community (https://www.otpp.com/en-ca/about-us/news-and-insights/2025/ontario-teachers-reaches-agreement-to-sell-stake-in-brussels-airport-to-pmv/ ). Flanders, […]

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