Category Archives: UECNA

Actions, Protest, UECNA

Major Demonstration Against Expansion Of Barcelona Airport

Posted on by John Stewart
22
Sep

A major demonstration against the expansion of Barcelona-El Prat Airport took place on Sunday in central Barcelona. According to the City Police, 5,500 people took part in the protest, while organizers put the figure at 30,000 attendees. Protests were also held in Palma and Ibiza on Sunday against plans to expand or redevelop those airports. […]

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Key Issues, Noise & Health, UECNA

Noise exposure linked to chronic stress and heart disease

Posted on by John Stewart
16
Sep

Noise exposure is linked to chronic stress and heart disease. It’s time to make peace and quiet a public health right https://theconversation.com/noise-exposure-is-linked-to-chronic-stress-and-heart-disease-its-time-to-make-peace-and-quiet-a-public-health-right-289995?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

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Climate, Key Issues, UECNA

New study: Expansion plans break European airports’ carbon limits.

Posted on by John Stewart
16
Sep

A new study from T&E has found expansion plans break European airports’ carbon limits. It recommends Governments should halt or refuse airport expansions where they exceed fair-share carbon budgets and an end aviation’s tax exemptions and manage demand: https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/overshoot-how-expansion-plans-break-european-airports-carbon-limits

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UECNA

Back night trains – interesting account of a trip on the new Milan – Brussels night train

Posted on by John Stewart
13
Sep

 How was the debut Milano-Bruxelles night connection by European Sleeper? Giovanni Antoniazzi, Back-on-Track Europe board member, was on board. Here’s his fresh review: “On 9 September European Sleeper ran its first night train from Milano to Bruxelles, and I was on board. The day started with a press event in Milano, where the figures were […]

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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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