The Board

UECNA, Union Européenne Contre les Nuisances Aériennes, was founded in 1968 by three citizens who suffered from aircraft noise: Maitre Guillot, a lawyer from Paris (Orly – France), André Looten, from Geneva (Switzerland) and Pasteur Kurt Oeser from Frankfurt (Germany).

UECNA is still today the sole umbrella organisation gathering the interest of people overflown by aircraft and suffering from aircraft noise and emissions with members from all over Europe.

UECNA members are national organisations, regional active groups or local residents fighting against the noise of one airport. Aircraft noise and emissions are growing environmental problems of today’s air traffic and mobility. Their major impact on human health is not to be demonstrated any more: numerous diseases are now definitely associated with such pollution.

The Board in 2026:

  • John Stewart — President, UK
  • Eleftheria Emfietzi — Secretary, Greece
  • Wouter Looman — Webmaster, Netherlands
  • Martin Kessel — Board Member, Germany
  • Alain Peri — Board Member, France
  • Mike Gerard — Board Member, Switzerland
  • Matt Poelmans — Board Member, Netherlands