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...

Gatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway plan

Heidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a year

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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

UECNA Webinar Changing Flight Paths

YouTube video by John Stewart

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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...

Thousands Protest Against Night Flights - UECNA

Over 200 organisations have signed a petition from Stay Grounded calling for a Ban on Night Flights. 13th September marked a Day of Action in support of a ban. Thousands of people took park in action....

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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...

Heathrow’s runway folly: billions for business as usual, while our communities and planet pay the price

By Paul Beckford The proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport stands as a defining test of this Government’s commitment to people, place, and the planet. Cost – who pays for it? The figures alo…

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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...

Poland plans to build huge new £27bn hub airport www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2089...

The huge new £27bn airport about to built in middle of Europe

Poland is setting its sights on a transformative future with the ambitious CPK project, a colossal transport hub poised to redefine Europe by 2032.

express.co.uk

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 Operational Best Practice Webinar

YouTube video by John Stewart

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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

T&E@transportenvironment.org · last yr.

Europe lacks a comprehensive strategy to fund rail. European rail received €40 billion annually between 2015 and 2020, but the rail system remains fragmented. Our new report unpacks the key investments Europe can focus on to give rail the boost it needs. 🧵

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/...

Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds

About 110 million people suffer stress and sleep disturbance that lead to tens of thousands of early deaths

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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...

Australia's Macquarie picks up stakes in UK airports

Australia's Macquarie Group said on Wednesday that its asset management arm has acquired stakes in Bristol, Birmingham and London City airports from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for an undisclosed amount.

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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 Dr Jamie Banks - Overflown communities reaction to aircraft noise

YouTube video by John Stewart

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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

Runways to Railways: unlocking the potential of the Channel Tunnel

In this report, we examine the barriers and, crucially, the enablers to increasing the market share of international rail.

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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...

Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers

The planning inspectorate had rejected the project, which will almost double the number of passengers, because of environmental fears

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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