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Lord Tyler asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they have taken to ensure that carbon monoxide detectors are fitted in aircraft to enable the commander to monitor emissions. [HL1941]
 
 
Lord Davies of Oldham: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has recently drafted a European Technical Standards Order (ETSO) that provides an up-to-date technical specification for a carbon monoxide detector for aviation use. This draft ETSO has been submitted to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) with a recommendation for adoption as a European standard. At the same time the CAA submitted a proposal for changes to EASA's certification specifications that would mandate the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in future aeroplane designs. 
 
These proposals were made as a direct result of experience of accidents, and they were supported by a preliminary Regulatory Impact Assessment. The proposals, if adopted, would require installation of carbon monoxide detectors only in single-engined aeroplanes with forward mounted engines, since the world-wide experience of accidents and incidents does not support the need for installation of carbon monoxide detectors in other aircraft.
 
          7 November 2005
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A family holiday ruined

"When we boarded the aircraft we were all in excellent health. During the flight, my husband and I started feeling very light headed. We had head pain and felt very fatigued.
 
I could not control my bowels and was continuously in the lavatory...
 
About 48 hours after we arrived, we all developed severe flu like symptoms.
It got so bad that we had to seek medical attention and went to the emergency room at a Florida hospital ....
 
This has proven to be a great battle of red tape and ignorance. It has been an extreme mission and has demanded so much of me at a time when I am at my weakest.
 
 
To any passengers out there who have suffered ill health like this during and after flying, report it to the airline, the public health organizations, and anybody who will listen"

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I stumbled onto your site while attempting to find information on what has happed to me.  I inhaled fumes in the cabin while awaiting a gate for a prolonged period .. I was very sick upon leaving the plane and it escalated until I was hospitalized two weeks ago.  Now ..  I have a serious lung problem and fatigue that makes even doing the dishes difficult. ....  

The 'irony' in this is I write a travel column and this is not what my readers want to hear!"

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