Category Archives: Weblog

Noise, Noise & Health, Noise Measurement, Weblog

People Can Be Disturbed By 51 Decibels

Posted on by Admin3342
13
Apr

Public inquiry accepts that people can be disturbed by 51 decibels as it rejects Gatwick Airport’s expansion plans. Last week the Public Inquiry inspectors rejected Gatwick Airport’s application for a second runway. One of the key reasons they gave was noise. Perhaps of most relevance to citizens at other European airports and beyond was the […]

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Campaigning, Capping flights, Climate, Emissions, Noise & Health, Stop Runways, Weblog, Your action

Third attempt to build Heathrow Third Runway

Posted on by Admin3342
04
Feb

Heathrow Airport will try for the third time to get permission to build a Third Runway. It is expected to submit an application in the summer after the Government said this week that it would support a new runway in principle. Plans for a third runway were first put forward in 2003. After one of […]

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Noise & Health, Noise Measurement, Weblog

Millions exposed to aircraft noise across Europe

Posted on by Admin3342
16
Dec

Millions of people across Europe are exposed to unhealthy levels of aircraft noise. The latest report from the European Environment Agency found 2.3 million people were exposed in 2022 (14.3 million if you use the lower levels of exposure recommended by the World Health Organisation in its 2018 Guidelines). This figure is lower than pre-Covid […]

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Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Weblog

Too many flights over our homes

Posted on by Admin3342
24
Sep

There are too many flights over our homes. That is the biggest problem for communities. And it is a persistent problem. The noise from the flights can be reduced by the use of less noisy planes and better operational practices. But, as the number of flights have grown in recent decades, the number of flights […]

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Night Flight Ban, Night flights, Weblog

A revolt against night flights

Posted on by Admin3342
15
Sep

September 13, 2024 saw the biggest revolt yet against night flights. Well over 100 organisations from across the globe called for a ban on nights. Night flights are hated by people. They are bad for our health. And most of them are not needed. Why fly at night? The EuroControl Report (Trends in Air Traffic […]

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