MCQSC thanks County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Andrew Friedson for extending the consulting contract with the aviation consulting firm ABCx2. Continuation of this contract is critical to support the important work of monitoring TAA concept test results, engaging in an iterative process with the FAA to maximize approach track variability, and beginning a process to mitigate impacts from Easterly departures.

Please consider volunteering to help MCQSC apply for an EPA Environmental Justice Small Grant.

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The Federal Aviation Administration is to hold a wedinar on a recently released study showing people are much more highly annoyed by aircraft noise than the FAA’s modeling and assumptions for the last 40+ years have assumed.

The latest on a recent noise-mitigating change to DCA’s westerly departure tracks, future work to attempt to mitigate noise from easterly departures, and an expected test of noise-mitigating procedures for approaches to DCA from the north.

A new flight procedure concept will be presented at the Community Working Group meeting this week; Update on pending regulation of supersonics.

New procedure for some flights leaving DCA and heading West or south should provide some noise relief for Montgomery County residents.

Twenty nine members of Congress sent a scathing letter to the FAA demanding it take a more serious look at the metrics that it uses to measure noise and to determine whether noise impacts require mitigation.

Congressman Raskin and MCQSC members comment on proposed harmful Supersonic aircraft noise standard.

Community meeting to discus airplane noise mitigation with the new consulting team that was hired by Montgomery and Arlington counties.

The consultants will focus on the identification and evaluation of alternatives to reduce noise, community engagement, and advocacy with the FAA and Air Traffic Controllers.

DCA Community Working Group (CWG) voted May 28 to officially authorize ABCx2, our MoCo/Arlington aviation consultant, to work with the FAA on behalf of aviation-impacted communities north of the airport.

Please consider completing this international survey by a biologist who hopes the data will contribute to a better understanding of "how humans are related to their sound environment.

Aviation consultant will work with Montgomery and Arlington counties to format concrete options for mitigating airplane noise north of Reagan National Airport.

In June 2018 Maryland filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals challenging the FAA’s 2015 changes to DCA approach procedures.
Yesterday, March 10, 2020, the court dismissed Maryland's petition as untimely because Maryland filed its petition after the 60-day filing deadline set forth in the statute of limitations imposed by Congress.

A new departure procedure out of Reagan National Airport that involves a waypoint adjustment close to the airport. This change should not affect Montgomery County residents.

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A review of the successes from 2019 and look ahead to
the goals, challenges and anticipated developments in 2020.