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Ban domestic flights to help tackle climate change
Domestic flights should be banned and long-distance train fares subsidised, transport campaigners have urged, highlighting the relative...


Aviation’s contribution to global warming ...
"The most comprehensive analysis so far of how much warming is caused by aeroplanes has found that flying’s contribution to global...


The noise comes from ...
Aviation noise is caused when aircraft taxi, fly, take-off and land. All aircraft produce some noise, however loud or quiet they are....


Research into aircraft noise respite
Work has been on respite from noise around Heathrow - some of this would apply to Newcastle Airport. See the final paragraph in bold -...


Why no respite?
At the moment, most aircraft taking off to the west turn south around 1.5 miles from the end of the runway which results in a steep...


Carbon offsetting: a licence for business as usual
An offer to plant trees to offset carbon emissions isn’t a solution – it’s a licence to continue with business as usual. Planting trees...
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