Working together with Minnesota communities, aircraft operators and the FAA to reduce the impact of aircraft noise.
At its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) unanimously approved Resolution #02-2016 requesting a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) environmental review and documentation of existing and future impacts to noise and airport capacity from non-intersecting converging runway operations at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
On Tuesday, August 23, American Airlines retired 20 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft in what the airline is calling “one of the largest single-day aircraft retirements in airline history.” This retirement is part of a larger phase-out program American has planned for its entire MD-80 fleet.
At its July 20, 2016 bi-monthly meeting, the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) addressed a variety of subjects related to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) aircraft operations and associated noise considerations.
At its July 18, 2016 Full Commission meeting, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) board members received an update on recent community aircraft noise topics.
This update came at an optimum time, as warm summer months promote more outdoor activity and flight activity reaches its peak at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
The Noise Program Office gets many questions from the public, and we want to provide answers. Here are Q&A’s based on some common questions you have asked.
Why was RNAV implemented for arrivals and not departures?
A new process for filing aircraft noise complaints through the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) Noise Program Office website will be unveiled on June 2, 2016.
Delta Air Lines recently announced it will be replacing some of its older and noisier aircraft that it uses for passenger services at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) with newer, quieter, and more fuel efficient models. Eighty-two Airbus A321 and 75 Bombardier CS100 aircraft are working their way into Delta's fleet. Delivery of Delta's new A321 aircraft at MSP began in March; Delta will take delivery of the CS100 beginning in 2018.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) is an advisory board to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), and is comprised of industry and community representatives who address aircraft noise issues associated with activity at MSP.
The MAC Noise Program Office sponsors quarterly Public Input Meetings for residents to receive updates on the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) and its activities, to be briefed on MSP operational levels and procedures, and to have an opportunity to provide comments on and voice concerns about aircraft noise issues.
At the March 16 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting, Richfield City Council Member, Tom Fitzhenry, was elected to serve as the committee’s community co-chair. Fitzhenry has been a member of the NOC since 2007 and will serve alongside standing co-chair, Jeff Hart of Delta Air Lines. The co-chairs’ terms are two years.
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