Aviation Safety And Noise Abatement Act Analysis

Congress enacted the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 in 1980 after the President signed it into law in February of the same year. Glenn Anderson, the 32nd representative of California congressional district, sponsored the bill leading to this act. The purpose of this bill was to provide aviation operators with advanced help in preparing programs to minimize noise in airports and other related areas to improve and ensure continued aviation security. The enactment of this bill followed numerous contributions from the air transport stakeholders who saw the need to improve security and safety in airports and surrounding areas.
Lawrence (2013) points out that the need for standards and regulations to identify; monitor and measure the impacts of noise in airports and surrounding areas necessitated the drafting and enactment of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act (ASNA). On the other hand, prior acts such
This ensures that there is minimal disruption to normal businesses due to noise from take off and landings of aircraft. Additionally, the requirement that airport operators should devise methods to minimize operational noise, especially in and around airports that are already situated in areas where they can pose disruptions to operations to neighboring areas, new technology has proved beneficial in designing and re-designing aircraft to reduced noise. Further, noise barriers have become popular with airports as measures to reduce the exposure of noise to the adjoining communities. While such strategies have enabled reduction of airport noise pollution, the FAA and Congress will continue to enact laws to reduce the effect of airport noise on the public. The Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act was among such initial laws and opened way for many similar and related laws to enhance aviation