Nutmeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was surprised to find threads on aircraft noise > as its never bothered me before (after 9 years in > ED) but I was woken up this morning by a low > flying aircraft at 6.15 and then there was a > succession of them so I thought I'd see if anyone > else noticed a particular problem this morning? For what it's worth, I've noticed that the noisiest aircrafts by far are 747s. Since BA is still the world's largest operator of 747s, there is a good chance that a string of them will land in succession, especially early in the morning when most long-haul flights land. But as far as I know there is no rule as to what type of aircrafts land when. 787s and A380 are much quieter so the noise will reduce over time, as BA renews it's fleet.