As part of its good-neighbor program, Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., presented its annual Spirit of Noise Abatement awards at an environmental event organized by the Westchester Aviation Association at the end of May. Since 1994 the program has honored those business aircraft operators who have abided by the airport’s noise-reduction policies during the previous year.
According to John Inserra, the airport’s noise-abatement officer, the awards also motivate operators to maintain awareness about the airport’s noise policies. Unlike the noise-reduction program at nearby Teterboro Airport, which includes the threat of banishment from the airport, HPN’s program relies strictly on the conscience of its operators. “We have no teeth here; I cannot fine anybody. I don’t have three strikes and you’re out, so all you get is a letter or a phone call,” said Inserra, who added that the voluntary flight curfew is the most heavily scrutinized program at the airport.
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