The document summarizes key topics from the AAAE National Aviation Environmental Management Conference related to assessing and addressing aircraft noise issues. It discusses recent updates to tools for assessing noise exposure and its effects. It also outlines four main approaches to mitigating noise: land use planning, noise abatement procedures, aircraft technology improvements, and operational restrictions, and notes challenges with some of these approaches. Finally, it briefly mentions several ongoing and potential future lawsuits related to aircraft noise.