well put,aztruck.i live near to a major airport,and the plane noise is not a problem at all...but what really is a nuisance is the people who ignore all the other forms of noise like motorbikes etc because airports are a soft target (as you say,the multinational entity etc...) to these people who,i suspect,are driven by a fair measure of spite and who overlook the totally unproductive sources of noise pollution because they'd rather have a dig at a big airport operator.
As for what O/ZON has to say...
if people move to an airport,they know what to expect,so it really is quite a poor show if they then are opportunistic enough to try to 'get something out of' the airport companies by way of concessions/payouts etc.that sort of thing is in very poor taste and should be condemned as it really borders on extortion.
secondly,these people and their children must have been born with extremely sensitive ears because if they can hear acft noise through double glazing (provided free by BAA) to the extent that it causes ailments then they are all sensorially superior to me!
i've stayed across the road from 27R and with double glazing,i barely heard a sound as even 742's rumbled past on takeoff.