Category Archives: Balanced Approach

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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Balanced Approach, Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Night flights

‘Back’ from 500 to 478 thousand flights at Schiphol Airport

Posted on by Admin3342
07
May

The Dutch government has taken – as they say – ‘an important next step to restore the legal position of residents around Schiphol and to also offer future prospects for the aviation sector. To this end, the government has taken one politically coherent decision to arrive at both a shortened amendment to the Airport Traffic […]

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Balanced Approach, Capping flights, Noise & Health, See you in Court, Your action

Schiphol must surrender undeserved flights

Posted on by Admin3342
13
Aug

Now that the Dutch Supreme Court has prohibited the State from eliminating the lawlessness around Schiphol via a fast route (Experimental Regulation), the question is whether this will succeed via the route of the EU Balanced Approach Regulation (BAR). The prospects are not favourable. Under pressure from opponents, the objective has been watered down. The […]

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Balanced Approach, Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Politics, See you in Court, Your action

Local residents of Schiphol after court ruling: ‘Finally recognition’

Posted on by Admin3342
21
Mar

Violation of the European Convention on Human Rights According to the court, people living near Schiphol have not been sufficiently protected against the noise pollution caused by aircraft for years. The state thus acted unlawfully. A group of local residents, united in the Foundation for the Right to Protection against Aircraft Nuisance (RBV), had initiated […]

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Balanced Approach, Campaigning, Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Politics, Your action

UECNA at the table in Brussels to advocate flight reduction for Schiphol

Posted on by Admin3342
21
Feb

The reduction plan of Dutch Minister Harbers does not go far enough for residents of the Schiphol region, but it is a unique step in the right direction. Everybody is waiting for the European Commission, which must determine whether the Netherlands has followed the correct Balanced Approach procedure to be allowed to make such a […]

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Balanced Approach, Noise & Health, Politics

EU takes good note of UECNA letter concerning noise pollution

Posted on by Admin3342
25
Oct

The 27th of August 2022 UECNA submitted a letter to the respective cabinets of Mrs Adina Vălean, Commissioner for Transport, and Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, and to the Directors-General of the Mobility and Transport and of the Environment Directorates-General of the Commission concerning what we consider to be necessary improvements […]

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