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2018-11-30Vaughn v. Federal Aviation Administration: Judgment and Memorandum, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 16-1377
A federal appeals court denied petitions challenging the FAA's 2016 SoCal Metroplex project, which redesigned flight paths at several Southern California airports to improve air-traffic efficiency. Residents and local groups argued the FAA failed to adequately study increased noise, air emissions, and cumulative environmental impacts under federal law, but the court found the FAA's environmental analysis was reasonable and legally sound. The court upheld the FAA's Finding of No Significant Impact, concluding the agency had taken the required 'hard look' at environmental consequences before implementing the new flight routes. -
Highline Times Kelliher Cartoon Airplane Noise over North Sea-Tac Park
A cartoon illustrated map of North SeaTac Park, signed by artist 'Kelliher,' showing the park's amenities including a soccer pitch, baseball fields, tennis courts, football fields, bicycle motocross, gym, track, nature trail, 9-hole golf, little league, and Tub Lake. The park is bounded by Highway 518, 24th Avenue S., Des Moines Way, and S. 136th Street, with a roaring airplane overhead referencing Sea-Tac Airport noise impacts on the area. -
2018-10-22Twin-Engine Widebody Jet on Final Approach at Sea-Tac Airport
A twin-engine widebody commercial jet, viewed from below and behind, is captured on final approach with all landing gear fully deployed. The aircraft features a red nose cone and red tail markings consistent with a major carrier livery, possibly American Airlines or a similar operator, but no registration or text is clearly legible. -
2018-10-01Noise of the Future
A 2018 Boeing presentation by Senior Manager Robert Stoker outlines the aviation industry's progress in reducing aircraft noise and fuel consumption, noting roughly a 90% reduction in noise footprint and 70% improvement in fuel efficiency since the 1950s. The document highlights Boeing's current fleet — the 737 MAX, 747-8, 787, and 777X — each delivering significant reductions in both noise footprint (ranging from 30% to 60% smaller) and fuel/CO2 emissions compared to the models they replace. -
2018-08-13Video Links (2018): Aircraft Noise Recordings, Beacon Hill Seattle Community Noise Team
The Beacon Hill Seattle Community Noise Team recorded aircraft flying over their neighborhood on August 13, 2018, capturing both video and real-time noise levels using a handheld noise dosimeter. Nine videos from that afternoon show aircraft passing overhead between 12:22 PM and 12:37 PM, with a still image from 12:22 PM displaying a reading of 77.8 decibels on the dosimeter. These recordings were compiled as community evidence of aircraft noise impacts in the Beacon Hill area near Sea-Tac Airport. -
2018-08-13
Video Links (2018): Aircraft Noise Recordings, Beacon Hill Seattle Community Noise Team
Beacon Hill Seattle Community Noise Team video link index documenting aircraft noise overflights recorded on August 13, 2018 at Beacon Hill, Seattle. Nine YouTube videos captured between 12:22 PM and 12:37 PM show aircraft flying overhead with simultaneous noise dosimeter readings displayed on screen. Still image from 12:22 PM shows a General brand noise dosimeter -
2018-08-06
Categorical Exclusions, Metroplexes, and Aircraft Noise Complaints
August 6, 2018 IN10947 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated changes to airspace and flight procedures to take advantage of new technologies deployed under NextGen, a comprehensive air traffic modernization initiative that relies on satellite-based navigation and tracking to improve efficiency and airspace capacity. In some neighborhoods, however, FAA’s changes have increased overflights triggering -
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A commercial passenger jet photographed from below against a partly cloudy blue sky, with a digitally overlaid concentric elliptical ripple graphic centered on the aircraft, likely illustrating sound wave or radar signal propagation. The airline livery is not clearly legible at this resolution. -
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A commercial passenger jet, appearing to be a narrow-body aircraft possibly in Alaska Airlines livery, is photographed from below against a partly cloudy blue sky. Concentric elliptical rings, representing aircraft noise or radar signal propagation, are digitally overlaid and centered on the aircraft, likely created for illustrative use in an aviation noise or airspace policy context. -
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A commercial passenger jet, possibly a United Airlines aircraft based on livery coloring, photographed from below against a blue sky with clouds. Concentric elliptical rings are digitally overlaid on the image, visually representing sound wave propagation or radar signal emanating from the aircraft — consistent with noise-impact or flight-tracking policy illustration.