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Port Authority of NY & NJ Using Complaint Box at All PA Airports3 August 2012

PlaneNoise®, the leading provider of dedicated airport noise complaint management solutions in the US, today announced that the Port Authority of NY & NJ is the latest user of the PlaneNoise® Complaint Box.

PlaneNoise® established a consolidated toll-free noise complaint hotline and developed an online complaint webform for collecting aircraft noise complaints at all five Port Authority airports: John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International, Teterboro and Stewart International.

Both the hotline and webform automatically feed Complaint Box’s online and web-accessable relational database that tracks, compiles and analyzes noise complaint data in real-time by airport, date and time of the noise event, complainant, location, complaint type and a variety of other critical factors.

Additionally, the Port Authority is sharing its Complaint Box data with the Federal Aviation Administration.

For more information, please contact Robert Grotell at 631-938-1116.

Naples Municipal Airport Now Using PlaneNoise Complaint Box for Aircraft Noise Comment Management & Handling12 June 2012

PlaneNoise®, a provider of affordable and comprehensive airport noise complaint management solutions, today announced that Naples Municipal Airport (KAPF) in Naples, Florida, is now using the PlaneNoise® Complaint Box to enhance its noise comment handling process.

“Our PlaneNoise® Complaint Box will help Naples Municipal Airport implement its aggressive noise abatement program by providing increased intelligence on where comments are being generated, how often and by whom,” said PlaneNoise® Founder and President, Robert Grotell. “In light of the surrounding neighborhoods' noise sensitivities, PlaneNoise® will provide airport management with additional data needed for planning, improved airport user and stakeholder interactions and further enhancing the airport’s overall community compatibility.”

PlaneNoise® Complaint Box is an innovative, web-based aircraft noise complaint management application that automates and simplifies the labor and cost intensive tasks of noise complaint collection, investigation, response, database management and reporting.

PlaneNoise® is a service of Grotell Consulting, Inc., an aviation noise consultancy established in 2007 serving public and private clients with a focus on noise complaint management solutions, aircraft noise policy as well as government relations and community affairs.

To find out more about PlaneNoise®, please visit http://www.planenoise.com.

East Hampton Airport Selects PlaneNoise for Aircraft Noise Complaint Management & Handling26 March 2012

PlaneNoise®, a provider of affordable and comprehensive airport noise complaint management solutions, today announced that East Hampton Airport (KHTO) in Wainscott, New York, on Long Island’s East End has agreed to utilize the PlaneNoise® Complaint Box to enhance its noise complaint handling process.

“Our PlaneNoise® Complaint Box product will assist East Hampton Airport in implementing its aggressive noise abatement program by providing increased intelligence on where complaints are being generated, how often and by whom,” said PlaneNoise® Founder and President, Robert Grotell. “PlaneNoise® will provide airport management and the Town of East Hampton with critical data needed for planning, improved airport user and stakeholder interactions and further enhancing the airport’s overall community compatibility.”

PlaneNoise® Complaint Box is an innovative, web-based aircraft noise complaint management application that automates and simplifies the labor and cost intensive tasks of noise complaint collection, investigation, response, database management and reporting.

“PlaneNoise® Complaint Box is a critical component of the Town’s Comprehensive Airport Management and Noise Abatement Plan—our real effort to address local aircraft noise issues in the quickest and most fiscally responsible way,” said town Councilman Dominick J. Stanzione. “We will now be able to identify in realtime how local residents are being affected by airport operations, and be more responsive to their concerns.”

PlaneNoise® is a service of Grotell Consulting, Inc., an aviation noise consultancy established in 2007 serving public and private clients with a focus on noise complaint management solutions, aircraft noise policy as well as government relations and community affairs.

To find out more about PlaneNoise®, please visit http://www.planenoise.com.

PlaneNoise® at the 2012 UC Davis Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium
4 - 6 March - Palm Springs, CA

PlaneNoise® is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the UC Davis Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium in Palm Springs, CA. This is the first year that PlaneNoise® is attending, and Founder and Principal, Robert Grotell, is looking forward to a very productive event. If you are attending, please stop by our booth to say hello and learn more about the PlaneNoise® Complaint Box.

Morristown Municipal Airport Contracts with PlaneNoise®10 January 2012

PlaneNoise®, a provider of affordable and comprehensive airport noise complaint management solutions, today announced that Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) in Morristown, NJ has agreed to use PlaneNoise® Complaint Box on a trial basis to enhance its noise complaint handling process.

“The PlaneNoise® Complaint Box product will assist Morristown Municipal Airport in implementing its aggressive noise abatement program by providing increased intelligence on where complaints are being generated, how often and by whom,” said PlaneNoise® Founder and President Robert Grotell. “PlaneNoiseTM will provide airport management with critical data needed for planning, improved airport user and stakeholder interactions and further enhancing the airport’s overall community compatibility.”

PlaneNoise® Complaint Box is an innovative, web-based aircraft noise complaint management application that automates and simplifies the tasks of noise complaint collection, investigation, response, database management and reporting.

“Complaint Box’s unique automation tools and anytime data access will allow us to handle noise complaints in a much more efficient manner and better utilize staff resources,” said Rosemary Rizzo, Noise Abatement Officer for Morristown Municipal Airport. “We are always looking for ways to improve operational systems and to continue being a responsible neighbor to our local communities. PlaneNoise will accomplish both.”

PlaneNoise® is a service of Grotell Consulting, Inc., an aviation noise consultancy established in 2007 serving public and private clients with a focus on noise complaint management solutions, aircraft noise policy as well as government relations and community affairs.

To find out more about PlaneNoise®, please visit http://www.planenoise.com.

PlaneNoise Featured in Airport Noise Report13 May 2011

New Service Allows Outsourcing of Aircraft Noise Complaint Management
PlaneNoise, a new service launched in March, allows airport management and governmental entities to outsource and automate their existing noise complaint management process or to establish an entirely new system to address unresolved or escalating aircraft noise issues.

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PlaneNoise Monitors Noise Abatement Procedure Compliance19 April 2011

PlaneNoise is conducting radar flight track reviews of helicopter air tour operations departing from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport for Saker Aviation Services, the heliport's manager and FBO. Saker contracted with PlaneNoise to conduct detailed compliance monitoring of the heliport's noise abatement departure procedure, tour route altitudes and turnaround locations over the Hudson River. Compliance is mandated by last year's landmark agreement between the City of New York, Saker and the five local helicopter air tour providers limiting routes and requiring all tours take place over-water.

Robert Grotell Joins HAI Fly Neighborly Committee21 March 2011

Robert Grotell, PlaneNoise founder and President, was voted in earlier this month as a member of Helicopter Association International's Fly Neighborly Committee. The Committee strives to increase pilot participation in, and public awareness of, HAI's voluntary noise abatement program for helicopter operators. Mr. Grotell brings a unique perspective to the Committee given his significant experience in handling aircraft noise complaints for both governmental agencies and the helicopter industry.

PlaneNoise at Heli-Expo 20114 - 8 March 2011 — Orlando, FL

PlaneNoise has teamed with Liberty Helicopters to present information at HAI’s Fly Neighborly booth regarding ongoing New York City Metropolitan Area noise abatement efforts.

New Website Launched - Press Release1 March 2011 — Port Jefferson, NY

PlaneNoise, a turnkey aircraft noise complaint management solution providing complete airport noise office support, today announced the launch of their new website.

The new site is designed to provide an improved experience for our customers and will also provide direct access to Anytime Analytics, our new online, web-based dashboard.

Anytime Analytics provides clients with realtime information on how many noise complaints are being filed, where, when and by whom. Anytime Analytics is also the portal to PlaneNoise’s secure online database where clients can track individual complaints, from collection to resolution. Anytime Analytics will greatly improve our clients ability to interact with airport users and stakeholders, and to develop comprehensive noise abatement programs in a timely fashion.

PlaneNoise automates the labor and cost intensive tasks of noise complaint collection, investigation, response, database management and reporting, while providing anytime access to complaint data and analytics.

PlaneNoise is a service of Grotell Consulting, Inc., a multi-modal transportation consultancy established in 2007 serving public and private clients with a focus on noise complaint management solutions, transportation policy and planning as well as government relations and community affairs.

To find out more about PlaneNoise, please visit http://www.planenoise.com.