Farnborough airport’s biggest critic silenced as expansion plans continue

UK’s busiest private jet airfield announced plans to double weekend flights weeks after campaign group chair received asbi

For four years, Colin Shearn, a 62-year-old retired corporate executive, led the Farnborough Noise Group, a watchdog for locals worried about the operations of Farnborough airport, the UK’s busiest private jet airfield.

Then, one day in August, police came knocking at his door.