Brussels, 18/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Union is desperately trying to secure shorter transition periods for the entry into force of new international standards reducing the noise level of aircraft. The colloquium on the environmental aspects of aviation, held in Montreal from 9 to 11 April within the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), confirmed that "much work remains to be done" before the ICAO Council that, in June, should adopt new noise standards, European...