SFO airspace changes but noise headaches remain in Santa Cruz County
(WorldNews Environment)

SANTA CRUZ – Thursday, Santa Cruz County residents plagued by the sound of jets braking and accelerating over their homes will receive a change they were promised by the FAA in November 2017, but it won´t alleviate noise levels, an FAA spokesman said. The Class B airspace - a protected area above the San Francisco International Airport - has been reconfigured to ensure aircraft safety, not to alter flight paths or to ensure pilots can make quieter, gliding descents. `The purpose of the redesign is to ensure SFO arrival and departure procedures are safely contained within the highly controlled Class B airspace,` the FAA...