PRESS RELEASE - Hollywood Burbank Airport and Van Nuys Airport Hold Fifth Joint Noise Task Force Meeting
BURBANK, Calif., January 15, 2020 – The Southern San Fernando Valley Airplane Noise
Task Force (Task Force) – a group formed to collaboratively address community concerns
regarding aircraft noise resulting from planes departing from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) and
Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR). The Task Force’s objective is to hear community and
industry experts’ proposals and provide the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with
recommendations on aircraft departure operations.
Meeting Highlights
- HMMH, Task Force facilitator, stated they began to evaluate recommendations proposed by community groups and Task Force members to determine their feasibility
- Clark Desing, Director, Western Service Center for the FAA, directly responded to questions received at previous Task Force meetings and answered clarifying questions
- Community groups representing residents from the San Fernando Valley made presentations, including Burbank For Quiet Skies, Parents of LAUSD Students, Save Coldwater Canyon and Valley Village Homeowners Association
"Thank you to the community groups who presented this evening and made recommendations. The Task Force was designed to be an inclusive process, and we welcome feedback from all communities involved as we work to develop feasible and safe recommendations for departure procedures from Hollywood Burbank and Van Nuys Airports," said Task Force Chair, City of Burbank Councilmember Emily Gabel-Luddy
The official bylaws document and agenda items from this meeting can be found on the BUR website or on VNY website. The sixth Task Force’s meeting will be held on February 19, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport.
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX, the sixth-busiest airport in the world serving nearly 66 million guests in 2022, is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary, revenue-generating department of the City of Los Angeles that also governs Van Nuys Airport (VNY). As the international gateway to the Southern California region, LAX and its partners are dedicated to meeting global airport standards for customer satisfaction, safety, regional economic leadership, organizational performance and sustainability.
To better serve the millions of domestic and international guests that travel through LAX each year, the airport is undergoing a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to modernize its entire campus. Initiatives underway include an Automated People Mover, a Consolidated Rental Car Facility and two projects that will each add over one million square feet to the airport's existing property: Terminal 9 and Concourse 0. For more information about LAX, its transformation and its environmental, social and local workforce commitments, please visit flylax.com. Follow LAX on X (formally Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Alternative formats in large print, braille, audio, and other forms (if possible) will be provided upon request.
LAX, the sixth-busiest airport in the world serving nearly 66 million guests in 2022, is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary, revenue-generating department of the City of Los Angeles that also governs Van Nuys Airport (VNY). As the international gateway to the Southern California region, LAX and its partners are dedicated to meeting global airport standards for customer satisfaction, safety, regional economic leadership, organizational performance and sustainability.
To better serve the millions of domestic and international guests that travel through LAX each year, the airport is undergoing a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to modernize its entire campus. Initiatives underway include an Automated People Mover, a Consolidated Rental Car Facility and two projects that will each add over one million square feet to the airport's existing property: Terminal 9 and Concourse 0. For more information about LAX, its transformation and its environmental, social and local workforce commitments, please visit flylax.com. Follow LAX on X (formally Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Alternative formats in large print, braille, audio, and other forms (if possible) will be provided upon request.