Beginning Jan. 1, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) will require newly designed aircraft to be
quieter which will help toward lowering noise around airports and
surrounding communities. Called “Stage 5 Airplane Noise
Standards,” this FAA rule ensures that the latest available noise
reduction technology is incorporated into new aircraft designs. As
a result, new airplane type designs in the subsonic jet airplanes and
subsonic transport category large airplanes will operate at least
seven decibels quieter than airplanes in the current fleet.
In 1975, there were about 200 million
people flying in the United States, with about seven million people
exposed to what is considered significant aircraft noise. Since
then, an FAA study conducted in 2015 showed that the number of people
flying in the United States had almost quadrupled yet the number of
people exposed to aircraft noise had dropped to around 340,000, or a
94 percent reduction in aircraft noise exposure.
The FAA continues to meet its reduction in aircraft noise and other environmental aviation goals through the Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) program. CLEEN is the FAA’s principal Next Generation environmental effort to accelerate the development of new aircraft, engine technologies, and advance sustainable alternative jet fuels.
The FAA continues to meet its reduction in aircraft noise and other environmental aviation goals through the Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) program. CLEEN is the FAA’s principal Next Generation environmental effort to accelerate the development of new aircraft, engine technologies, and advance sustainable alternative jet fuels.
