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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

Community Tools Our Community Tools section includes: Guidance for Prospective Home Buyers, information about How an Aircraft Works, a listing of Frequently Asked Questions, a Link and Learn page for learners of all ages to find out more about aviation, noise, the environment and science, a Glossary of Terms, and Links to Airports. Read more

FQUROH: A Flight Demonstration Project for Airframe Noise Reduction Technology – YouTube To make future aircraft quieter, JAXA has been developing airframe noise reduction technologies. The footage introduces JAXA’s FQUROH flight demonstration project for airframe noise reduction technology. (March 2018) (FQUROH stands for the “Flight Demonstration of Quiet Technology to Reduce Noise from High-lift Configurations”)

Residents teamed up with the City of Burien to fight the FAA over airplane noise and won, at least so far. Neighbors noticed an increase in airplane noise last summer and say the FAA started diverting jet propeller planes from Sea-Tac to the west over Burien, when take-off was to the north. Residents complained about

By Madina Toure Posted on March 17, 2016 By Madina Toure (clarifying the history of the roundtable structure) The highly anticipated New York Community Aviation Roundtable meeting was marked by tension last week as people spent nearly three hours debating everything from the roundtable’s structure to individuals directly affected by airplane noise. The March 10

Two heads of airport roundtable elected for LGA, JFK By Tom Momberg Posted on April 9, 2015 By Tom Momberg Members of the newly formed New York Airport Community Roundtable Committees for LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports met Tuesday night to install their leadership. The roundtable last adjourned in November without achieving any