News / A quieter Schiphol – but 747 ban too soon for carriers to adapt

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A proposed 2025 night ban on ‘noisy’ 747Fs at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS) is “too soon” for airlines to undergo fleet renewal, while additional measures also threaten to hinder air cargo.  

In June 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented a package of measures aimed to reduce AMS’s noise and environmental impact, including drastic flight reductions by this year, in the particular interest of local residents.  

This was presented to the European Commission (EC) in September, which reportedly “reacted very critically”, due ...