Originally Posted by
ZOOKER
An extremely knowledgable member of the audience asked him about noise limitations, and why the present restrictions were still based around the operation of Tridents, 707s and VC10s?
SHD didn't have an answer.
It's not surprising he didn't, because they aren't.
Noise restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are defined relative to the range of aircraft types that currently operate there, as reference to the current Noise Restrictions Notice will confirm. Tridents and VC-10s are notable by their absence from the document.