Lufthansa began to modify its Airbus A320 family fleet last month with vortex generators to reduce noise. The first modified aircraft was an A319. Vortex generators will come standard on all future ...

Imagine you’re sitting in the fuselage of an A320, there are sounds of the engine rumbling and maybe some rain on the windows. Then you turn to look outside and see a giant speaker rotating around the ...

Transport Minister Marc Garneau has formally asked Air Canada to retrofit about 100 Airbus passenger planes to eliminate a loud whistling noise under the wings that has led to noise complaints from ...

Air France will progressively equip its Airbus A320 family aircraft fleet with noise reduction kits by 2015. The new equipment will reduce the noise generated by these aircraft by up to 8 decibels ...

British Airways has pledged to modify planes which produce a disturbing, high-pitched noise after a campaign by Tunbridge Wells MP, Greg Clark. Chief executive of the company, Keith Williams, ...

This animation highlights noise sources on the wings of the DLR Airbus A320 ATRA, including areas such as the extended slats and outer flaps. Animation: Visualisation of noise sources on the Airbus ...