AIRPORT NOISE
June 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLUNILATERAL action by the Belgian government to ban the night-time landing and take-off of outdated aircraft using hush-kit noise reduction mufflers is being challenged by the European Commission. It says that Belgium should impose noise restrictions on aircraft in a way that is harmonised with the rest of the EU, under the terms of a new air noise directive, due to come in force on July 1.This legislation replaced abandoned proposals to ban hush-kitted aircraft across Europe, a draft law that sparked significant opposition from the USA. As a ...
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