Speaker Biograghy: Pascal is a driven and thorough aviation professional with expertise in air transport and its various impacts at the local scale. Based in Brussels, he is a research associate for ARC (Airport Regions Conference, a European association comprising cities and regions hosting international airports) and an independent consultant for public authorities in charge of airport development at various levels. Pascal came to the aviation sector through management and strategy consulting for governments and industrial groups. He has developed high-level knowledge and experience in the way we can design win-win solutions with local stakeholders to secure airport permission to grow.


Day 1 - 15 March
Session: Energy, Environmental Issues & Sustainability

12:30 - 13:00 - Airport noise mitigation: EU benchmarking
Synopsis: As ACI-World has said, “noise is often the main obstruction to airport permission to grow.” In that perspective this presentation, based on the results of a European benchmark made for Airport Regions Conference, shows the way noise is managed in the largest EU airports. It compares the different tools used, the ways they are implemented, the defined priorities and the link with the specific local context. This overview pinpoints that, all things considered, noise is not only a technical issue but also a matter of relationships between airports, airlines, local authorities and people living in the neighbourhood.

Audience will learn:

• Overview of the way the balanced approach is implemented in the largest EU airports
• How good relationships with local stakeholders are a key for long-term success
• How noise management and airport specificities are linked
• Some sources of inspiration and innovative ways of managing noise around airports