Airports Want Study on How New Procedures Could Mitigate Noise

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) Executive Vice President, Policy and External Affairs, Deborah C. McElroy, recently urged Congress to consider funding a study on how new flight procedures could mitigate airport noise.

During a House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation hearing "Aviation and the Environment: Noise," on October 24, Ms. McElroy said that the study, which she said should also include an attendant environmental study, will be made eligible for funding under the FAA's AIP (airport improvement program), even when the procedures are not detailed in an airport's Part 150 noise mitigation plan.  ACI-NA also supported more stringent ICAO noise standards for newly certificated aircraft and better use of noise programs tailored to the unique airport noise mitigation problems.  10-28-2007.

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