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Airplane Noise
The video below contains very serious information regarding the airplane noise situation in Palo Alto, CA. Their story is very much our story, and the story of many others around the country. The video runs seven minutes long. It is very well done, and is well worth the small time investment. Please watch the video […] Read More
From the Times Ledger: The U.S. Senate passed a long-term Federal Aviation Administration bill Tuesday that may require the Port Authority and the FAA to re-examine LaGuardia Airport’s flight paths and the NextGen satellite navigation system. The bill, which the Senate passed by a vote of 95-3, requires the FAA to review certain decisions to […] Read More
From U.S. Senator John McCain's website: Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) today applauded the Senate’s final passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, which includes their language that addresses concerns raised by residents of Phoenix about recent flight path changes at Sky Harbor International Airport. The […] Read More
From the Queens Tribune: BY YVETTE BROWN Staff Writer On Thursday, U.S Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced that she had called on a key Congressional committee to do everything possible to help fight the increased plane noise over Queens. Meng wrote a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on […] Read More
From the Times Ledger: By Maria Becce Sharon Pinkerton (“Keep noise down, efficiency up at Queens airports,” March 4) says, “NextGen reduces noise overall.” Doesn’t that sound wonderful? Tragically, this is not true if you happen to live under a NextGen flight pattern. If so, expect your life to be turned upside down, without warning, […] Read More
From the Times Ledger: City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) is calling on the Department of City Planning to work with the Federal Aviation Administration to consider reverting to LaGuardia Airport’s old flight paths if it cannot resolve the airplane noise issue. Before 2012, flight paths were routed over Citi field, the tennis stadium and Flushing […] Read More
From Senator John McCain's website: Washington, D.C. – The Senate today unanimously agreed to an amendment filed by U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Bill that would address community concerns about recent flight path changes at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and airports […] Read More
A press release from US Representative Ruben Gallelo's website: November 5, 2015 Press Release Washington, DC – Today Rep. Ruben Gallego and 14 cosponsors introduced the FAA Community Accountability Act to give local communities a say in the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision-making process regarding flight paths. The FAA Community Accountability Act would establish a new […] Read More
