UK Government gives the go-ahead for a second runway at Gatwick (an extra 100,000 flights a year) but campaigners expected to challenge the decision in the courts
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
If you missed last night's UECNA video on the new flight paths that are being introduced at all airports and what it means for local communities, you can watch it here youtu.be/2DjrRbsA7fo
Thousands protested against night flights in many countries on Saturday. We have put a small selection of the many pictures on our website: uecna.eu/thousands-pr...
Today there will be demonstrations across Europe and beyond calling for an end to night flights. We have made this short video saying why we believe night flights are unnecessary:
UECNA Webinar 17 September 6pm (CET)
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
UECNA Webinar 17 September 6pm (CET)
New Flight Paths
Across the world concentrated flight paths called PBN are coming in. How can communities benefit?
Researchers Nicole Porter & Paul Hooper asked Gatwick Airport communities what they wanted
Zoom link uecna.eu
This is a good, clear article outining the problems of buiding a 3rd runway at Heathrow: labourhub.org.uk/2025/08/22/h...
International Day for the Ban on Night Flights at Airports: September 13th
UECNA is supporting this initiative from Stay Grounded.
Read & sign the declaration: stay-grounded.org/ban-night-fl...
Your group can also take part. Find more information in this briefing docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Friends, you'll be amazed when you see our new website, uecna.eu! Much clearer and more attractive. Packed with accessible information. Feel free to add your own information about European airports, important issues, campaigns, and news. And each airport has a puzzle for you about a sad situation.
If you missed our webinar on Best Operational Practice to cut aircraft noise you can find it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryg2...
UECNA WEBINAR
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion: “If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion. For zoom link uecna.eu
This is a first-rate report from T&E
A major report published today from the European Environment Agency shows that 110m Europeans suffer stress and sleep disturbance from transport noise. It excludes the UK but separate research showed 40% of UK population badly impacted by transport noise. theguardian.com/environment/...
London City Airport has been sold. The Australian giant Macquarie has bought stakes in Bristol, Birmingham and London City airports from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for an undisclosed amount.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
UECNA WEBINAR
15th July, 6pm (CET)
A webinar with a difference!
UECNA chair John Stewart will lead a discussion:
“If some airports can operate more quietly, why can’t they all?”
Bring your own examples, good & bad, for discussion.
For zoom link: uecna.eu
This was a tremendous UECNA webinar last night
Dr Jamie Banks, President of Quiet Communities USA, outlined a fascinating survey they did of the attitudes towards aircraft noise of communities impacted by it. One which can be repeated by all communities.
Catch it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=81aK...
UECNA Webinar 19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’. Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
Good article in Politico about the fight to reduce the annual flight limit at Schiphol.
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
Whatever country we are in, if we live under a flight path, we will relate to these words of a New York resident.
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
UECNA Webinar
19 May 6pm (CET)
‘Aviation-impacted communities are experiencing mental & physical health impacts that extend beyond annoyance’.
Dr Jamie Banks on a major study showing huge health & economic costs of noise
Questions/Discussion
Zoom link uecna.eu
First-class report from CBT finds that with more train services & routes through the Channel Tunnel, in 15 yrs 28.5m people could be travelling between the UK & Europe by rail, cutting flights & adding at least £1bn to the UK economy per yr.
Full report: ow.ly/so2L50VBFLR
Luton Airport expansion forced through by UK Government. It rejected the recommendation of the Planning Inquiry to refuse Britain's 4th largest airport permission to double its passenger numbers. A key reason for refusal was extra noise.
thetimes.com/uk/transport...
You can watch UECNA's Webinar where Professor Dr Thomas Munzel brilliantly outlined the very real effects noise, and particularly noise at night, can have on health.
youtube.com/watch?v=pWhU...
UECNA WEBINAR
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register uecna.eu
ACI EUROPE has released its annual air traffic report for 2024: showing that Europe has for the first time exceeded annual pre-Covid levels in passenger traffic, +1.8% above pre-pandemic (2019) figures.
Public Inquiry rejected Gatwick Airport’s bid for a 2nd runway. Noise one of the reasons. Most relevant to citizens at other airports was the metric used: people can be disturbed when noise averages out at 51 decibels over a 16 hour day
More in our blog uecna.eu
UECNA WEBINAR
March 25, 18:00 CET
We are privileged Dr Thomas Münzel, senior professor of cardiology at the University of Mainz, will speak about the impact of aircraft noise on health
Questions, Discussion
To register www.uecna.eu
