Sound Information Noise Abatement Office Flyer Winter 1998 0001

Seattle - Tacoma nternational Airport Noise Abatemen Office An informational newsletter published by the Port of Seattle Port of Seattle Commission Jack Block Patricia Davis Gary Grant Paige Miller Executive Director M.R. Dinsmore Director, Aviation Gina Marie Lindsey IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Sea-Tac Noise Information and Complaint Line(206) 433-5393 or 1-800-826-1147 Noise Abatement Office Staff ;Bm 1 248-6863 Stephanie Shadle Ron Seymour Lynae Jacobson 248-6891 –J-c)illf I, , n,43_Q.,6M.6_ Stan Shepherd 431-4095 Noise Remedy Office 431-5913 Jazzi Richardson 431-4037 Community Relations 433-4645 Rachel Garson 248-6851 Alaska Airlines has completed installation of hush kits on eight of its Boeing 737-200 jets and now operates an all Stage fleet. These eight 737-200s are specialized aircraft that can be easily reconfigured to carry varying combinations of passengers and cargo, and are primarily used for flights to Alaska After installation of the hush kits, the aircraft’s engines are Aircraft Noise Levels Continue to Decline Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater has reported that U.S. airlines are ahead of schedule for a fifth consecu- ave year in the transition to a quieter aircraft fleet. The Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 requires that all airplanes meet quieter Stage 3 noise lev- eIs by the year 2000. A report recently submitted to Congress by Secretary Slater shows that operators were ahead of last year’s Dec. 31 interim compliance requirements to either re- (luce the number of noisier Stage 2 air- planes by 50 percent or have 65 percent quieter Stage 3 airplanes in their fleets. As of…
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