Two European projects investigate how to stop noise pollution from the aviation sector. Noise pollution is the second leading environmental cause of health problems after air pollution.
In Europe, 22 million people suffer from "chronic irritation" due to environmental noise, including that of airplanes. The European Commission aims to reduce the number of people suffering from chronic discomfort from transport noise by 30% during this decade. The INVENTOR project, an EU-funded project, aims to make landings less inconvenient for citizens living near airports.