UECNA, which represents communities around many of Europe’s main airports, has said in its response (1) to an EU consultation on drones (2) that late evening and night flying would be unacceptable. Dominique Lazarski, the President of UECNCA, 'We are not talking about small toy drones. These are machines which will be carrying freight and [...]
A ‘meringue-like’ graphene based material could reduce aircraft engine noise by up to 80 per cent, claim researchers at Bath University. Aerogel in honeycomb structure. Image credit: Bath University The graphene oxide-polyvinyl alcohol aerogel weighs 2.1kg per cubic metre, which is said to be the lightest sound insulation ever manufactured. The team believes that, when [...]
Interaction between the modes of transport should be improved Potential to attract around 4.3 million air travellers within Germany for the rail in the medium term Transport sector reduces CO2 emissions The Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL) and Deutsche Bahn (DB) are launching a joint action plan to strengthen the networking [...]
Exposure to and nuisance from transport noise is shown in the Schulz Curve based on scientific data from the 1970s. The last in-depth evaluation and recalibration took place in 1992. However, more recent analyses have shown that aviation noise leads to people becoming annoyed at lower levels of noise than previously assumed. The internationally accepted [...]
It is with great pleasure and a lot of pride that Environmental Harmony announce the Cerification of their management system with regard to Measurement and Recording of Aircraft Noise. Environmental Harmony thus becomes the first Greek resident's association which is officially certified as capable of measuring and recording aircraft noise to the standard required by [...]
“It cannot be accepted that even in this situation the financial interests of the aviation industry are put above the health interests of the general public, as has been the case for decades with aircraft noise and air pollution!” said Carl Ahlgrimm, president of the federal association against aircraft noise. In the summer of 2020, [...]
After air pollution ... Noise around the big airports, the other failure of the French state! 18 associations and collectives seized the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister to request the application of European legislation France does not respect EU regulation 598/2014, which came into force in 2016! This text requires Member States [...]
By Tangi QUEMENER and Jurgen HECKER, Paris (AFP) Feb 11, 2021 on Space Daily The French government has decided to cancel a planned expansion of the country’s biggest airport, Paris’s Charles de Gaulle, a minister said in remarks published Thursday. Barbara Pompili, France’s environment minister, told Le Monde newspaper that boosting the airport’s capacity was […]
Over the next few years there will be changes to flight paths at most airports in Europe. This is because flight paths across the world are being modernized. Air traffic controllers are moving from a ground-based system to a satellite system to guide planes. The new system will allow planes to be guided more accurately. […]
The Dutch government recently presented a new Aviation Bill. It led to massive criticism because it is entirely based on growth without asking how much aviation does the Netherlands actually need. So we present an alternative vision that will not destroy the economy, but that benefits everyone.