MCQSC Updates Archives
October 2020 MCQSC Update: Aviation Noise Survey Completed and Changes to Departure Procedures
New procedure for some flights leaving DCA and heading West or south should provide some noise relief for Montgomery County residents.
September 2020 MCQSC Update: U.S. Representatives Send Letter to FAA Demanding It Reevaluate How It Measures Aviation Noise
Twenty nine members of Congress sent a scathing letter to the FAA demanding it take a more serious look at the metrics that it uses to measure noise and to determine whether noise impacts require mitigation.
August 2022 MCQSC Update: Comments Submitted on Proposed Supersonic Aircraft Noise Standards
Congressman Raskin and MCQSC members comment on proposed harmful Supersonic aircraft noise standard.
August 2020 MCQSC Special Update: Virtual Meeting with Aviation Consultant and County Officials
Community meeting to discus airplane noise mitigation with the new consulting team that was hired by Montgomery and Arlington counties.
July 2020 MCQSC Update: Montgomery and Arlington Countries Hire Consultant to Assist In Fight Against Airplane Noise
The consultants will focus on the identification and evaluation of alternatives to reduce noise, community engagement, and advocacy with the FAA and Air Traffic Controllers.
June 2020 MCQSC Update: DCA Community Working Group Approves Consultant Assist and Other News
DCA Community Working Group (CWG) voted May 28 to officially authorize ABCx2, our MoCo/Arlington aviation consultant, to work with the FAA on behalf of aviation-impacted communities north of the airport.
April 2020 MCQSC Update: Sound Perception in the Pandemic
Please consider completing this international survey by a biologist who hopes the data will contribute to a better understanding of "how humans are related to their sound environment.
March 2020: MCQSC Update: Aviation Consultant Contract Awarded
Aviation consultant will work with Montgomery and Arlington counties to format concrete options for mitigating airplane noise north of Reagan National Airport.
March 2020 MCQSC Special Update: Court Rules State of Maryland Cannot Take Legal Action Against the FAA
In June 2018 Maryland filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals challenging the FAA’s 2015 changes to DCA approach procedures.
Yesterday, March 10, 2020, the court dismissed Maryland's petition as untimely because Maryland filed its petition after the 60-day filing deadline set forth in the statute of limitations imposed by Congress.
February 2020 Special MCQSC Update: New Departure Procedure Being Tested at DCA
A new departure procedure out of Reagan National Airport that involves a waypoint adjustment close to the airport. This change should not affect Montgomery County residents.