Reports
As part of the campaign for reasonable living conditions for those residing under Heathrow's flightpaths — the kind that Tony Blair would insist on for his own family — HACAN ClearSkies produces reports to try to influence the aviation debate. Find what you're looking for by date order, or use our keyword search function. You will need to download Acrobat Reader.
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Take Off - The Journal of HACAN - July 2011
01 July 2011
Consultation on New Aviation PolicyLondon Under a Sky of Sound
22 May 2011
A Special HACAN Challenge for Noise Action Week. The third runway at Heathrow may have been stopped but London is awash with aircraft noise. Check out these facts: • A plane lands or takes off from Heathrow every 45 seconds. • At busy times planes are arriving and leaving City Airport every few minutes. • On a typical day there are more than 600 planes criss-crossing London. • Aircraft noise is no longer just a West London problem. HACAN has set a challenge for Noise Action Week. Can you answer the 5 questions in the report?How aircraft noise has spread
05 April 2011
People’s own stories of living under the flight path. A feature of the last few years is the way aircraft noise has become a problem outside the traditional areas of West London. There are two basic reasons for it. One, the steady increase in the number of planes using Heathrow has meant that many of them start to line up to begin their final approach much further from the airport than previously. Two, the increase in the number of jet aircraft (replacing the smaller and quieter turbo-props) using London City Airport has required new and extended flight paths to allow the jets to land and take off.Take Off - The Journal of HACAN - March 2011
01 March 2011
Night Flight Ban Could Benefit the EconomyMajor New Nights Flights Report finds night flight ban at Heathrow could benefit the economy
26 January 2011
The new report, commissioned by HACAN from the respected Dutch economists CE Delft, has found that a night flight ban before 6am could benefit the national economy by as much as £860 million over a 10 year periodGood practice guide on noise exposure and potential health effects
17 December 2010
A new report from Europe shows that people are disturbed by much lower levels of aircraft noise than previously thought. The report from the European Environment Agency indicates that over a million people are disturbed by aircraft noise from Heathrow, more than the three times the number admitted by the Department for Transport.Department for Transport spying on Heathrow critics
25 May 2009
Department for Transport spying on Heathrow critics ‘a sign of desperation’. Campaign group calls for next Government to ‘clear out and clean up the Department’. Campaign group HACAN, representing residents under the Heathrow flight paths, called on the next Government to ‘clean out the Department for Transport’ following today’s revelations that officials from the Department have compiled dossiers on opponents of Heathrow expansion and handed the information to the Police. Department for Transport officials monitored anyone speaking out against the proposed third runway at Heathrow. The numbers could run into tens of thousands. Seventy thousand people responded to the official consultation and an estimate twenty thousand people attended protest meetings.AirportWatch Conference 2009
22 February 2009
Successful Airport Campaigning Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March Central London Venue‘High Speed North’ - Joining up Britian
01 July 2008
The 2M Group has been a passionate, and we hope, constructive, contributor to the debate on Heathrow expansion. Our concernthroughout has not been simply to knock Heathrow but to speak up on behalf of our residents and protect their quality of life. As part of this process we have inevitably come to consider where aviation fits in the broader context of national transport policy.A report from WWF on the role video-conferencing could play in cutting flights
01 July 2008
A survey of business travel practices among the FTSE 350 companies challenges the assumption that airport expansion is essential for business productivity, it also lends support to WWF-UK’s latest campaign calling on companies to cut one in five business flightsWHO SAYS THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE?
01 June 2008
RMT Union comes out against Heathrow expansion and in favour of high-speed rail. An assessment of the potential of rail to cut air travel (with particular reference to Heathrow). With this report RMT becomes the first union to look for an environmentally acceptable alternative to expansion at Heathrow. The report finds that a good rail service can provide a viable alternative that is not just more environmentally-friendly but also contributes much more to the UK economy and job creation.CE Delft Final Report
01 February 2008
Independent Report Questions Value of Heathrow expansion to the economy. A major new report, published today by independent research and consultancy firm CE Delft, undermines the central pillar of the Government’s case for a third runway at Heathrow and offers a viable alternative to expanding capacity.Flaws Galore
01 February 2008
A critique of the economic case for Heathrow expansion. A previous Airport Watch research paper demonstrated that the Air Transport Progress Report published by the Department for Transport in December 2006 relied uncritically on research sponsored by the aviation industry. This paper shows that, in their enthusiasm for airport expansion, DfT civil servants have again not lived up to the standard of rational and impartial presentation of the facts that should be expected from the British civil service.Aviation and the Economy
18 October 2007
The benefits of aviation are overstated. Big claims are made about the economic benefits of aviation. The benefits do not take account of all the subsidies the aviation industry receives. Very often the aviation industry’s subsidy comes at the expense of other industries. The UK tourist industry, for example, is badly losing out because of the tax breaks aviation receives. This means that from being essential to the health of the economy, the expansion of Heathrow may well harm the wider UK economyThe Economic Benefits of Heathrow
18 October 2007
The main argument used by people who want expansion at Heathrow is that it is needed for the good of the economy. They say that the economy of London and the UK will suffer if the airport is not expanded. This booklet assesses whether that is really trueBureau Veritas Report for HACAN - Aircraft Noise and London Heathrow - Final Report
15 July 2007
Final Report: Details of how things have changed between 1996 and 2005/6Bureau Veritas Report for HACAN - Aircraft Noise and London Heathrow - Final Report - Appendix A
15 July 2007
Appendix A: Containing maps showing landing patterns in 1996Bureau Veritas Report for HACAN - Aircraft Noise and London Heathrow - Final Report - Appendix B
15 July 2007
Appendix B: Containing maps showing landing patterns in 2005Bureau Veritas Report for HACAN - Aircraft Noise and London Heathrow - First Report
15 July 2007
First Report: Outlining measurements taken in south east and east LondonBureau Veritas Report for HACAN - Aircraft Noise and London Heathrow - Second Report
15 July 2007
Second report: Further measurements taken in south east and east London, including different aircraft typesNo Place to Hide
15 July 2007
HACAN commissioned the consultants Bureau Veritas** to carry out a study to assess if, and how, flight paths over London have changed over the past 10 years. The study, No Place to Hide, was paid for by a grant from the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. It just covered London. It did not cover areas to the west of the airport, but the findings outlined would be applicable to those areas.Short-Haul Flights: Clogging up Heathrow’s Runways
06 November 2006
The number of flights using Heathrow could be cut by around 100,000 a year if there were no flights to and from the destinations where there already is a good rail alternative.Rethink!
27 June 2006
The case for a fundamental review of the Aviation White PaperIf Heathrow fails to grow, it will go the way of London’s docks?
23 April 2006
Unravelling fact from fictionDoes the Government delaying the decision on runway alternation herald a change in government policy?
24 March 2006
Heathrow alternation plan is not cricket by Christian WolmarThe Two Faces of BAA - A Devastating Indictment of BAA
27 February 2006
A major new report, published today by AirportWatch, reveals the harsh reality behind the responsible and green image that BAA tries to cultivate. The launch of the report coincides with an international aviation conference BAA is hosting in London and with the release of the annual results from Ferrovial, the Spanish company rumoured to be considering a takeover bid for BAA.No More Quiet Periods
01 December 2005
The Government is looking to end runway alternation at Heathrow. It will mean a big increase in aircraft noise over most of London and the Thames Valley.The contribution of aviation to the economy
31 October 2005
A study commissioned by Friends of the Earth assesses the arguments put forwardTransfers and Transits
23 May 2005
Why Heathrow Airport is so crowdedLabour’s Legacy
01 April 2005
The Green Party explains how noise levels from Heathrow have increased dramatically under LabourXpose awards — in conjunction with Friends of the Earth
12 September 2004
Big Business is rightfully proud of its risk-taking record, aided and abetted by taxpayers riding to the rescue when things go wrong…HACAN ClearSkies Night Flight Booklet
01 July 2004
Night Flights at Heathrow: questions and answersThe Future of Air Transport
01 December 2003
Full Department of Transport documentThe Future of Air Transport: Summary
01 December 2003
Summary report from the Department of Transport…In Deep Water
15 October 2003
The Department for Transport admits building a 3rd runway at Heathrow will cause a major problem with flooding…European Court of Human Rights Judgement
08 July 2003
Case of Hatton and others v. the United Kingdom. Full judgement text…The Quiet Con
19 March 2003
‘A’ Weighted Leqs as the Index of Aircraft Noise Annoyance…The Quiet Con: Summary
19 March 2003
Press release and summary report…It’s the Economy, Stupid
01 February 2003
A report from HACAN ClearSkies argues it is a mistake to see the current debate about airport expansion as the economy versus the environment…Living Under Heathrow’s Flight Paths
23 June 2002
Containing the views of a small, but representative, cross-section of people distressed by Heathrow aircraft noise…
