Gatwick airport hails noise reductions

Britain’s second busiest airport is proclaiming a significant victory against noise, despite setting a record for passenger volume. Gatwick airport, south of London, says it has reduced its noise footprint by nine per cent since 2008, even as it accommodated 46 million flyers in the past 12 months — a milestone in its 88-year history. Much of the credit is being given to new generation aircraft such as the Airbus A320neo, which is said to be up to 50 per cent quieter on departure than earlier versions. The airport is “incentivizing” airlines to modify their fleets in order to reduce noise, with 97 per cent of the Airbus A320 family of aircraft flying out of Gatwick tweaked to cut down on loud emissions. A small museum in India that houses an important collection of colonial-era artifacts is still searching for a permanent home — three decades after it was created. The Dhubri District Museum, located in one of the