Operators Honored for Flying Quieter

Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., today presented its 2005 Spirit of Noise Abatement Award to 32 of its based operators and corporate flight departments for maintaining 100-percent compliance with the Voluntary Restraint from Flying Program (between midnight and 6:30 a.m.) and for not exceeding 93 dBA on approach and departure as measured by the airport’s noise-monitoring system. The 2005 Spirit winner for the lowest average sound level for a jet fleet operator went to U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Brands, flying two Challenger 601s and two Falcon 2000EXs. The Spirit award for the lowest average sound level by a single jet operator went to Rabbit Hill Industries, flying a Citation 550. The HPN Spirit of Noise Abatement Award was established in 1994. Winners receive a plaque in recognition of their “dedication and constant efforts to help reduce the impact of aircraft noise on the surrounding communities.”