What plans it has to tackle noise pollution caused by aircraft, particularly in residential areas.

The Scottish Government''s view is that the noise impact of airport operations in Scotland is best dealt with locally and it is for the airport to provide adequate facilities for consultation and discussion with users of the airport, local authorities and local representative organisations. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are designated under section 35 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and consultative committees, independent of the airports'' operator, are established at both for this purpose.
BAA as operator, is the competent authority for producing a noise action plan under the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen airports have published noise action plans in December 2008 which are available on their websites. Further details on noise from the major Scottish airports can be found at http://www.scottishnoisemapping.org/.