Aircraft Noise Action  

Flying looks like a nice easy way to go on holiday and have weekends away. But - and we've said it many times - for reasons of noise, emissions, and impact on climate change, aviation really is a threat to our health. If you live close to an airport and/or under a flightpath, your risk may be higher. However, it can affect you anywhere, both directly and indirectly. Stay Grounded has produced a factsheet on the health risks of aviation. Its introduction says: "Flying poses a

We think that, when the Airport states an aircraft's altitude in thousands of feet, it can be misleading (not deliberately) because...

There is growing evidence that ultrafine particles of atmospheric pollution emitted by aircraft engines (and vehicle engines) can affect...

Actually, no, it isn’t , its contribution is less than the aviation industry and the Government claim. The Government’s estimate of...

The Royal Society has produced a policy briefing (click on the red rectangle to see the video) on the options aviation has for enabling...

Newcastle Airport has published a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy (“CSR”). We welcome such policies where we think they are...

Lots of industries are climbing on the global warming bandwagon in order to look good to consumers. Aviation is no exception in the...

Domestic flights should be banned and long-distance train fares subsidised, transport campaigners have urged, highlighting the relative...

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