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"Study of Optimisation procedURes for Decreasing the Impact of NoisE II"

A project funded by the European Commission


SOURDINE II is a Research, Technology development and Demonstration (RTD) project aimed at providing solutions to the following issues:
  • Airport approach and departure procedures that areaimed at reducing the environmental (noise and emissions) impact around airports require a co-ordinated solution by all involved parties. A European and international standardisation and harmonisation of such procedures is required in order for them to become operationally acceptable and only then can such new procedures be easily introduced on a larger scale and at a level of safety acceptable to the community.
  • Provide an accepted implementation plan by all involved stakeholders to be able to migrate from the current situation to advanced environmentally friendly approach and departure procedures. This avoids the need to develop specific local solutions to a European problem.
  • Produce air traffic controller and pilot tools to guarantee a high level of safety for the new advanced procedures
    Produce tools for policy makers to provide insight into the relation between safety, the environment, efficiency and financial aspects.
  • This work will contribute to the work programme for Competitive and Sustainable Growth of the European Community, the Key Action for Sustainable Mobility and Intermodality.