Regulations and Government
FAA To Take New Look at Science of Aircraft Noise
The agency is surveying airports about noise impact after communities complained that PBN procedures heightened noise.

The FAA is undertaking an “ambitious project” to revamp its approach to measuring aircraft noise at airports, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told industry leaders. The agency has come under fire by some communities over new performance-based navigation (PBN) flight procedures that residents say create a new, noisier footprint. In Phoenix, community leaders have urged the FAA to scrap the approaches.


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