Open Letter to Lord Attlee from Aerotoxic Association
Monday, 22 April 2013 08:28
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SPD and Greens criticize government report on "contaminated cabin air in airplanes" (German Bundestag)
Friday, 19 April 2013 13:03
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Contaminated cabin air: Federal Government without any enthusiasm in the protection of crews and passengers (German Green Party)
Friday, 19 April 2013 13:01
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IN FOCUS: Cabin Air Quality Back Under the Spotlight by David Learmount
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 12:05
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Contaminated Cabin Air by Tim van Beveren
Tuesday, 16 April 2013 11:50
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Information session on "Legal aspects of the subject contaminated cabin air" (Independent Flight Attendant Organisation - Union of Cabin Crew)
Monday, 15 April 2013 09:22
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AUTOANTIBODIES TO NERVOUS SYSTEM-SPECIFIC PROTEINS ARE ELEVATED IN SERA OF FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS: BIOMARKERS FOR NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY [Abstract] (Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health)
Monday, 11 March 2013 10:32
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Deicing agents broke fainting from the plane (BILD)
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 09:10
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Toxic fumes blamed as plane cabin crew faint (Sunday Express)
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 09:42
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Lufthansa: Oil vapours occur most often in the A380 (Spiegel Online)
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 09:21
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Accident: Germanwings A319 at Dublin on May 27th 2008, pressurization problems (Final Report)
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 11:51
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Time for voluntary action against gas aboard expired (Green Party)
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 11:30
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Suspected toxic fumes: oil stench burdened Canaries vacationers in Condor jet (Spiegel Online)
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 11:23
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Reported Fume Events (14/03/13 - 22/03/13)
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 10:25
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Smoke in the cabin, crew in tears: how my flight turned into terror at 30,000ft (The Guardian)
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 10:09
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The Earth Needs Rebels Show Hosted by Andrew Preacher & Kevin Bull (Orion Talk Radio)
Monday, 11 March 2013 13:22
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Organophosphate Exposure Research Papers by Prof. Mohamed B. Abou-Donia (1981 - 2008)
Monday, 11 March 2013 11:58
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Leichtfried: breathing air on the plane is to be checked by the authorities (MEP Jörg Leichtfried)
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 12:56
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Aircraft fumes are a potential travel hazard (DW)
Wednesday, 27 February 2013 16:32
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Aviation Air Quality: Lords Question
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 13:37
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Toxins in the cockpit and cabin air (Die Welt)
Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:36
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The Airbus Safety First Magazine (January 2013)
Monday, 25 February 2013 10:35
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Toxic air on planes could be fatal (Die Welt)
Monday, 25 February 2013 10:17
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Health and Safety Aerotoxic Brief (BASSA)
Monday, 25 February 2013 09:50
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BA pilot's toxic air emergency (Sunday Express)
Sunday, 24 February 2013 15:19
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BALPA Position on Cabin Air Quality
Thursday, 21 February 2013 11:01
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NASA - ASRS Database Report - Cabin Smoke, Fire, Fumes, or Odor Incidents
Tuesday, 19 February 2013 14:06
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A Dark Reflection (Aerotoxic Syndrome Conspiracy Thriller Feature Film)
Tuesday, 19 February 2013 13:29
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Second BA jet in 'toxic fumes' scare forced to make emergency landing
Sunday, 17 February 2013 13:56
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CABIN AIR QUALITY AND THE AEROTOXIC DEBATE (PPU)
Thursday, 14 February 2013 11:49
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Mid-flight horror as plane is forced to land when pilot becomes 'incapacitated' when cockpit filled with fumes
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 11:05
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Jet terror on day of our exclusive (Sunday Express)
Sunday, 10 February 2013 11:15
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High on fumes (Private Eye)
Friday, 08 February 2013 11:04
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Air quality on planes: Aerotoxic Syndrome (The Economist)
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 11:40
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Emergency Diversion Details of a BA Boeing 777 Flight on 3 February 2013
Tuesday, 05 February 2013 14:13
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Source of Toxic Bleed Air Explained (Videos)
Tuesday, 05 February 2013 11:54
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Hyperventilation Explained (BALPA - The Log)
Tuesday, 05 February 2013 11:30
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AIRLINE CHIEFS MUST ACT NOW TO BEAT MENACE OF TOXIC GAS
Tuesday, 05 February 2013 10:22
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'WE'VE GOT TO STOP THEM KILLING US'
Tuesday, 05 February 2013 10:21
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TOXIC AIR PLANE CRASH WARNING
Tuesday, 05 February 2013 10:18
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“Did fumes cause pilots deaths?”
Wednesday, 30 January 2013 14:54
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Did British Airways Pilots Die From Cabin Fumes?
Tuesday, 05 February 2013 12:01
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Newspapers Report: Two Dead BA Pilots 'Victims of Toxic Cabin Fumes'
Monday, 28 January 2013 10:46
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Accident: Ryanair B738 Near Bremen and Vilnius on Oct 1st 2012 . . .
Monday, 28 January 2013 10:24
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| . . . Both Flight Crew Partially Incapacitated |
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Holiday Travel Watch “Aerotoxic Flight renews calls for a 'Passenger's Right to Know”!
Saturday, 26 January 2013 17:08
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IFALPA Briefing Leaflet - Cabin Air Quality
Tuesday, 15 January 2013 10:04
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Stop poisoning Airline Crews and Passengers (Online Petition)
Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:42
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Royal Meteorological Society Meeting - How safe is the air in the cabins of passenger aircraft? (17th January 2013 - 4.00pm at The University of Birmingham)
Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:23
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Dutch Article - Flying with a strange odour
Wednesday, 12 December 2012 10:55
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Cabin Air Quality 2012 “A Serious Issue Between Trivialization and Exaggeration” By Werner Knorr - Accountable Manager and Lufthansa Chief Pilot
Thursday, 20 December 2012 11:02
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GAPAN Summary Report - Health Effects of Contaminants in Aircraft Cabin Air by Prof. Michael Bagshaw
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 13:37
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AEROTOXIC GERMAN TRADE ASSOCIATION - Aerotoxic Syndrome becomes a political lightning rod in the EU
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 13:25
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On board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's first flight to London (The Daily Telegraph - Article & Video)
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 13:02
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| 18th December 2012: The air is also cleaner. Gone is the old “bleed air” system, where cabin air, drawn through the engines, is vulnerable to contamination from any leak of toxic fumes. Instead, the 787 filters fresh cabin air direct from the atmosphere. Click here to read the full article and view the video
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All in the Mind (BBC Radio 4)
Wednesday, 12 December 2012 13:05
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| 11th December 2012:
(Available to UK Residents Only)
Organophosphates
Government advisers on the Committee on Toxicity have been sent a new review on organophosphates which suggests that low level exposure causes damage to the brain and nervous system. Dr Sarah Mackenzie Ross, a neuropsychologist from University College London is one of the authors of the meta-analysis - a systematic review of the best available evidence - and she tells Claudia Hammond that the evidence suggests that people who have been exposed to low levels of organophosphates have impaired cognitive function.
Organophospate pesticides are the most widely used insecticides in the world in agriculture and horticulture. They're also used in industry as lubricants, plasticizers and flame-retardants and pest-control teams use them too. But it's been known for some time, despite their importance in food production and disease prevention, that in high doses, they damage the brain and the nervous system. What's more controversial is whether there is a risk from low-level exposure to organophosphates, so this latest publication will be of interest to the Committee on Toxicity which is currently reviewing this subject.
Click here to listen to the full show (skip to 20 mins 54 secs for the interview with Dr. Sarah MacKenzie Ross (UCL))
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Open Letter to PM David Cameron re Contaminated Cabin Air
Wednesday, 12 December 2012 11:47
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Aviation Safety - Passengers' Rights (Open Letter to Commissioner Siim Kallis (Vice President for Transport - European Commission))
Wednesday, 12 December 2012 11:05
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Open Letter from The Countess of Mar to Prof. Wessely re ME/CFS
Wednesday, 12 December 2012 11:37
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Press Release from Dr Sarah Myhill (ME/CFS)
Wednesday, 12 December 2012 10:39
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| 3rd December 2012:
Discussion of the release of the paper: "Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction in the treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - a clinical audit". Int J Clin Exp Med 2013;6 (1):1-15 Sarah Myhill, Norman E Booth, John McLaren-Howard Click here to read the full press release
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ME: bitterest row yet in a long saga (The Independent)
Wednesday, 05 December 2012 14:01
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| 25th November 2012:
A British psychiatrist should be stripped of an award, fellow scientists said last night, as one of the most heated debates in medical science continued.
Click here to read the full article
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Farming Today (BBC Radio 4)
Wednesday, 05 December 2012 13:42
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| 4th December 2012:
Interview with Dr. Sarah MacKenzie Ross (UCL) re lasting brain damage in some farmers who used organophosphates in the 1980s and 90s. Interview begins at 11 minutes into programme.
(Available to UK residents until 10th December 2012)
Click here to listen to the show
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Organophosphate Research conducted by Dr Sarah MacKenzie Ross (University College London)
Wednesday, 05 December 2012 12:56
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Aviation Safety & Health Program (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration)
Wednesday, 05 December 2012 08:24
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HolidayTravelWatch calls on EU Commission & Governments to Introduce an Air Passenger’s Right to Know! by Frank Brehany - Holiday Travel Watch
Tuesday, 27 November 2012 14:41
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Open letter to Head of Aviation Policy Implementation from Ian Panton
Wednesday, 21 November 2012 15:34
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Aviation: Air Quality
Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:08
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Lufthansa plays down near miss with German Wings
Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:05
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HELLO, IT’S YOUR PILOT SPEAKING. I AM ABOUT TO GO UNCONSCIOUS... By Ted Jeory
Monday, 19 November 2012 13:32
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German Bunderstag Article about Contaminated Air
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 14:35
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'Aerotoxins: the fog begins to clear' by David Learmount (Flight International)
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 12:43
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| The fight against aerotoxic syndrome has taken a major step forward with the announcement that a scientist at the University of Washington, Seattle, has identified modified chemicals that will reduce the toxicity of anti-wear additives in aero engine oil without reducing the lubricant's effectiveness.
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Science Direct Article - Identifying safer anti-wear triaryl phosphate additives for jet engine lubricants
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 11:53
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Brüssel mahnt zur Ruhe - Brussels urges calm
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 17:00
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Open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron from Ian Panton
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 14:48
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COT Meeting 30th October 2012 - To discuss Organophosphates and human health
Monday, 29 October 2012 19:04
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Airborne Organophosphates in the Aviation Industry
Monday, 29 October 2012 19:00
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How pesticides are undermining our children’s health & intelligence
Monday, 29 October 2012 18:54
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Toxic cabin air: German Transport Minister wants action
Monday, 29 October 2012 18:46
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Ex-pilot sues for lack of care - Big Issue Article
Monday, 29 October 2012 18:39
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Society of Automotive Engineers: "Bleed Air Contaminants: An SAE Standard Project"
Friday, 19 October 2012 17:14
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Freedom Of Information CAA Reply on Number of UK Pilots Grounded Due To Toxic Air
Friday, 19 October 2012 17:05
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Thomson Airways' Dreamliner Advert - "Designed for You"
Thursday, 11 October 2012 18:02
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Airbus A321 Incident - December 2011
Thursday, 11 October 2012 17:27
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Flyer's Friend™ Face Mask Testimonial
Tuesday, 02 November 2010 17:27
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BFU Serious Incident on A319 - 19th December 2010
Tuesday, 02 October 2012 17:01
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| A serious fume event / incident occurred on an A319 on a Germanwings flight from Vienna to Cologne/Bonn on 19th December 2010 and the interim report was finally published on 28th September 2012. Click "read more" for more information:
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FAA Bleed Air Cleaning and Monitoring Equipment and Technology
Thursday, 13 September 2012 17:34
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FAA Bleed Air Cleaning and Monitoring Equipment and Technology (Regulations.Gov)
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 09:46
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Aviation Health Conference, London, 2nd - 3rd October 2012
Friday, 19 October 2012 00:00
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Melissa Dray Vs BAe - Australia - Judgment on Discovery Documents
Wednesday, 15 August 2012 17:55
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USAPA Aerotoxic Newsletter Articles
Wednesday, 15 August 2012 17:15
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ITF Contaminated Air Education - Cabin Crew Checklist
Thursday, 19 July 2012 15:27
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Why Unions Should Join GCAQE
Monday, 16 July 2012 18:12
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Aircraft Cabin Air Contamination - Health & Flight Safety Implications
Monday, 16 July 2012 17:56
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Open Letters to Lord Attlee - He Wants To Hear From You!!
Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:58
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The Countess of Mar's Speech in the House of Lords
Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:34
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Chronic Exposure To Organophosphates: Background and Clinical Picture
Thursday, 12 July 2012 00:00
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USAPA Letter Concerning Fume Exposures
Monday, 25 June 2012 17:03
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Boeing Document on In-Flight Smoke
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 17:10
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Aerotoxicity Review 2012
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 16:53
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Aerotoxic 5th Anniversary Documents
Monday, 18 June 2012 16:57
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Lady Mar House of Lords Cabin Air Quality Speech
Thursday, 14 June 2012 17:05
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Institute of Occupational Medicine: Cabin Air – Surface Residue Study Report
Thursday, 14 June 2012 16:49
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Tweets From Journalist On Board Air Canada Fume Event Flight
Thursday, 07 June 2012 17:56
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Health Survey Reply From Anonymous Airline Captain
Thursday, 07 June 2012 17:32
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Ruth Medina (Flight Attendant) Trial Documents
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:22
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IPF News
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 17:04
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ACPA Article - Diana Naiberg (Investigative Journalist)
Saturday, 19 May 2012 18:28
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Col USAF (Ret) Ron Williams Memorial Article
Friday, 18 May 2012 17:31
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Flight International - F22 US Fighter With Air Supply Problems
Sunday, 13 May 2012 21:02
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Research and Development of Equipment to Clean and Monitor the Engine and APU Bleed Air Supplied on Pressurized Aircraft (sec917)
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 17:20
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Toxic Cabin Air Litigation Continues to Recirculate Through the Courts
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 17:16
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Pall Corporation Articles on Cabin Air Filtration
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 17:06
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AIBN Report On 10/10/06 Aircraft Accident
Thursday, 19 April 2012 20:35
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GCAQE Press Release: Evidence Shows Contaminated Cabin Air Is Real & Present Threat
Thursday, 19 April 2012 20:28
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Angel Without Wings Hollywood Screening!
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:32
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Britain's Forgotten Sheep Farmers Poisoned By Pesticides
Sunday, 01 April 2012 22:27
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Open letter to UK Secretary of State for Transport
Monday, 26 March 2012 20:29
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European Cockpit Association - "Cabin Air Contamination – A Safety Issue"
Monday, 19 March 2012 18:02
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The Australian: "Plane cabin air will either be too hot or poisonous"
Monday, 19 March 2012 17:55
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CASA Report: Contamination of Aircraft Cabin Air By Bleed Air
Monday, 19 March 2012 17:44
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Open letter to UK Secretary of State for Transport
Tuesday, 06 March 2012 18:08
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German Green Party Press Release
Monday, 05 March 2012 22:42
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The European Cockpit Association's January Workshop On Cabin Air In Luxembourg
Monday, 20 February 2012 18:17
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"'Let's all do nothing': German democracy at work" - David Learmount Blog
Monday, 20 February 2012 18:05
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German Ministry Of Building, Transportation And Urban Development Sees No Need To Study The Potential Hazardous Of Contaminated Cabin Air In Aircraft
Thursday, 16 February 2012 18:30
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European Aviation Safety Agency: Termination Of Rulemaking Task 25.035 ‘Cabin Air Quality On Board Large Aeroplanes’
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 18:18
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German Green Party Press Release: "The Government Remains Indifferent About Contaminated Cabin Air"
Thursday, 09 February 2012 17:51
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Professor Michael Bagshaw - Hyperventilation in Air Crew
Thursday, 02 February 2012 18:39
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German Green Party Press Release - Improving Cabin Air In Aircraft
Friday, 27 January 2012 18:51
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Cranfield Peer Review Documents of 2011 Cabin Air Study
Saturday, 21 January 2012 11:56
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Stuart Jones guilty of professional misconduct towards Dr Sarah Myhill by the HPC
Wednesday, 04 January 2012 18:33
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Aerotoxic Syndrome on Russian Television
Monday, 12 December 2011 21:32
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Flyersrights.org article: "Aerotoxic Syndrome Update"
Monday, 05 December 2011 19:36
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Boeing 787 Promotion Slideshow
Thursday, 24 November 2011 21:02
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Flight International’s 15th-21st November 2011 articles about Cranfield Seminar
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 18:37
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Cranfield University's Seminar Press Release
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 18:35
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GCAQE Cranfield University Seminar Press Release
Sunday, 13 November 2011 17:59
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Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Examines Cranfield University Study
Sunday, 13 November 2011 17:37
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German Green Party Motion Raised in Parliament
Wednesday, 09 November 2011 18:09
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Collegium Basilea Cranfield Workshop report: from the Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry
Tuesday, 22 January 2013 10:14
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| Collegium Basilea Cranfield Workshop report published in the Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry, Vol 11,
Published Papers:
- Contaminated aircraft cabin air - Dr. S. Michaelis
- Exposure of offshore workers to organophosphate-containing engine oil used on aeroderivative gas turbines - H. Erikstein
- A critique of recent air sampling data collected on aircraft: how much exposure to neurotoxic fumes is acceptable? J. Murawski and Dr. S. Michaelis
- The scientific adequacy of the present state of knowledge concerning neurotoxins in aircraft cabin air - Prof. J.J. Ramsden
- Exposure to triaryl phosphates: metabolism and biomarkers of exposure - Prof. C.E. Furlong
- TCP (tricresyl phosphate): pilot, aircrew and passenger safety and secondary myalgic encephalomyelitis - Dr. B.M. Hyde
- Cognitive function following reported exposure to contaminated air on commercial aircraft: methodological considerations for future researchers - Dr. S. Mackenzie Ross, V. Harrison, L. Madeley, K. Davis, K. Abraham-Smith, T. Hughes and O. Mason
- Safety delayed is safety denied - Capt. D. Zaharik
- Administration of a safety system: further lessons from Mt Erebus? - C. Standing M.A.
- The international crew health survey - D. Passon
- Economic consequences of ignorance about aerotoxic syndrome - P. Parsons
- Workshop summary and conclusions: human sacrifice–road speed–responsibility–economics - Prof. M. Hooper
- A conference most revealing: aircraft cabin air quality - Dr. G.C. Holt
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Mandatory Occurrence Reports Published
Sunday, 09 October 2011 15:21
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Aerotoxic Syndrome on German TV featuring Dr Michel Mulder
Saturday, 08 October 2011 11:53
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Terry Williams settlement against Boeing
Thursday, 06 October 2011 19:49
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German Parliament Hearing on Contaminated Air in Aeroplanes
Monday, 26 September 2011 16:49
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| Click read more to read about the German Parliament Hearing
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Airline pays passenger €50,000 because of pesticide on board
Friday, 26 August 2011 09:46
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Norwich Fume Alert Plane Diverted
Friday, 19 August 2011 14:10
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Dr Singh's letter to Flight International
Friday, 19 August 2011 13:59
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Dr Sarah Myhill v GMC Press Release
Friday, 19 August 2011 13:41
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Av Herald article (Jul 4th 2011) - all crew felt unwell, oil fumes suspected
Thursday, 07 July 2011 15:52
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Airsense oil fume detector
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 21:54
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Parliamentary Question and answer
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 18:12
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“Bleed air” products liability actions filed against Boeing and Airbus
Tuesday, 28 June 2011 09:41
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A report detailing the ill health effects experienced by aircrew from toxic exposures on aircraft 2005
Tuesday, 28 June 2011 09:05
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Events in May 2011
Sunday, 26 June 2011 08:34
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| Read about the Cranfield University report and Boeing 757 fume event here. |
Association of Flight Attendants advice card for oil fume exosure
Friday, 24 June 2011 18:37
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The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) supports the Aerotoxic Association
Thursday, 23 June 2011 13:15
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BBC news article: "Health: Cover up over pilot fatigue"
Tuesday, 21 June 2011 20:11
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above: Dr Ian Perry, an examiner for CAA & FAA pilots
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Macleans.ca article: A new meaning for Cabin fever
Tuesday, 21 June 2011 09:36
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US Airline Pilots Association fumes guidance
Tuesday, 14 June 2011 12:30
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Christine Standing MA: Summary of Aerotoxic Safety Risks
Tuesday, 14 June 2011 10:02
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| This article is an overview and will be subject to additional hyperlinks and references in due course.
 Summary of Aerotoxic Safety Risks
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BALPA on the Cranfield Study
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 17:27
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|  BALPA LOG Magazine on Cabin Air Quality June/July 2011 – 8th June 2011
Magazine article text:
CABIN AIR QUALITY The results of the Cranfield study are still delayed, due to the peer review process. We are informed that they will be presented in May 2011 to the Seattle Aerospace Medical Association.
Aerotoxic Association comment 9th June 2011:
The Cranfield University Study was published on 10th May 2011 and has already drawn strong criticism from many experts of its peer review process with its inability and unwillingness to identify and publicise the identity of the substances in a fume event, which the UK House of Lords Science and Technology Committee specifically recommended should be done urgently in 2007.
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A letter by Captain John Hoyte to Flight International: More toxic action required
Friday, 03 June 2011 13:30
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Av Herald article: British Airways B777 on May 23rd 2011, smoke in cockpit and cabin
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 10:59
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Cranfield toxic study clears cabin air
Monday, 23 May 2011 14:59
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BALPA Welcomes Cabin Air Quality Report
Friday, 13 May 2011 00:00
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How government predetermined the outcome of the toxic cabin air report
Friday, 13 May 2011 00:00
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PICTURES: Air Berlin faces investigation over engine oil leak
Thursday, 28 April 2011 00:00
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Theresa Villiers (Minister of State (Rail and Aviation), Transport; Chipping Barnet, Conservative) responds to the Cranfield Report.
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 23:00
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Don't worry, there's only a little bit of poison in the cabin air today
Wednesday, 11 May 2011 00:00
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Toxic Air ‘COVER-UP’ Slammed By Pilots
Monday, 16 May 2011 11:35
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Cranfield report finally published
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 22:08
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|  The Cranfield University report “Aircraft Cabin Air Sampling” has finally been released. It comes as no surprise to us that they have concluded that cabin air contaminated with oil doesn’t pose any health problems. Or rather, that there is no evidence that it does.
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Former Qantas pilot claims that toxic fumes on board aeroplanes are making people "seriously sick"
Wednesday, 27 April 2011 00:00
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BALPA: Health effects of contaminants in cabin air
Friday, 08 April 2011 08:30
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|  This is the document on cabin air quality that is available to BALPA members, written by Dr Sandy Mitchell. We believe it contains a lot of factually-incorrect information and gives the impression that the problem is negligible. Suggesting that affected crews are suffering from hyperventilation and that people who remove themselves from exposure always recover their health is misleading.
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AHWG being wound up
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 12:39
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| In the UK, the Department for Transport has announced that it is closing down the Aviation Health Working Group. After ten years, the department seems happy that the group has run its course and is no longer needed. In those ten years, £400,000 of taxpayers' money has been spent, no meaningful research had been completed and Cranfield University have not published their Cabin Air Quality study. It has hardly been a glowing success and has in no way fulfilled its intended role. |
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Angel Without Wings
Monday, 07 February 2011 16:18
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| Angel Without Wings is the in-depth story of one extraordinary pilot who lost her career and health to what many say is aviation's biggest cover up and her amazing 13 year quest for answers and change.
Our charcoal-lined, Flyer's Friend™ face masks are a simple, low cost measure to protect yourself from the potentially damaging effects to health from fume events when flying. |
IFALPA: 'Cabin air quality issues' Safety Bulletin
Monday, 24 January 2011 15:06
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Aerotoxic Association medical advisor regains licence to practice
Friday, 07 January 2011 17:28
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From Dr Sarah Myhill's press release:
In a dramatic turnabout yesterday the GMC lifted Dr Myhill’s suspension and restored her license to practise medicine. Dr Myhill was jubilant.
Her first reaction was to thank her many friends who had stood by her. She said “I am so grateful to those thousands of patients and medical colleagues who knew that I was a good doctor who had done nothing wrong and kept their faith in me. Without their help and support I would have struggled to find the strength to fight.”
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CNN Aerotoxic Syndrome report wins award
Monday, 22 November 2010 12:00
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|  For Her Revealing Report on Aerotoxic Syndrome, CNN BusinessTraveller's Ayesha Durgahee has been named “Business Travel News Journalist of the Year” Click Here to view video
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Susan Michaelis awarded PhD on Contaminated Cabin Air
Sunday, 14 November 2010 23:06
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|  Susan Michaelis, Global Cabin Air Quality Executive head researcher and an Aerotoxic Syndrome sufferer has just been awarded a PhD in safety science on the subject “Health and Flight Implications From Exposure to Contaminated Air in Aircraft”. Susan has been working on the 975 page document for over ten years and has been awarded the highest possible grade. For her tireless dedication and for helping to bring the issue out into the open, the Aerotoxic Association says “Congratulations”!
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Complaint to Lufthansa about cabin air quality
Wednesday, 03 November 2010 00:00
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| Bernadette Baumann was a flight attendant for Lufthansa for 20 years but had to give up flying in 1997 due to illness caused by exposure to toxins in the aircraft. In October 2010 she was exposed again while travelling as a passenger and has suffered further health problems. This is a translation of her letter of complaint to Lufthansa.
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Stewarts Law on passengers that were exposed to toxic fumeson flight XLA 120 (2007)
Wednesday, 03 November 2010 11:42
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An easy-to-understand introduction into how airliner cabins get contaminated with engine oil, and the devastating health effects that can result
Written by Aerotoxic Association
Saturday, 09 October 2010 11:23
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Mandatory Occurrence Reports
Written by Aerotoxic Association
Monday, 18 October 2010 15:04
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| Every month the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) collates all the Mandatory Occurrence Reports (MORs) that they have received. These are reports on matters that affect flight safety and are submitted by aircrew of UK-registered airlines to their respective employers, who then forward them to the CAA.
At our request the CAA have been sending us the reports and we now look at a typical month, June 2010. We continue to be very concerned by the number of incidents concerning oil fumes. |
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Organophosphates and suicidal tendencies
Tuesday, 24 August 2010 00:00
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| The following letter was published in the ‘Farmers Guardian’ on 20th August 2010. The author highlights a document produced in the UK by the Health & Safety Executive which lists “suicidal intent” as one of the chronic symptoms of organophosphate (OP) poisoning. As it has been shown thay OPs in the form of tricresyl phosphate regularly get into airliner cabins, it is no coincidence that some of our members have felt so ill that thoughts of suicide have also entered their minds. |
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Confidential paper on contaminated cabin air leaked to the German press
Saturday, 14 August 2010 17:09
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|  Last Thursday German TV and radio were hot with the revelation of an internal paper leaked to the German media. The document is from the Bundesverband der Deutschen Fluggesellschaften, BDF (Association of German airlines) and reveals their concerns of further media attention on the subject of contaminated cabin air. It urges its members to do their best to keep attention away from passengers who have been affected by contaminated cabin air, to keep quiet about the issue, and if they do have to speak, to make sure they all have their stories straight.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner: Clean air
Sunday, 25 July 2010 00:00
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| Boeing unveiled their new 787 Dreamliner to the public this week at the Farnborough Airshow. The aircraft promises new levels of passenger well-being, delivering the occupants with fewer headaches, less dizziness and fatigue. In an interview with the BBC, Thomson Airways’ Communications Director Christian Cull explains how this is achieved, including supplying cleaner cabin air. |
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Michael Cramer, MEP on Aerotoxic Syndrome
Thursday, 01 July 2010 12:29
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|  Michael Cramer, MEP for the Greens in the European Parliament wants the European Commission and the EU Member States to take responsibility for crew and passenger health on aircraft, but both sides are doing their best to distance themselves from the issue.
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Invisible poison intoxicates pilots
Saturday, 29 May 2010 10:12
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Interview with Jörg Handwerg, airline captain and spokesman for the pilot union Cockpit. Translation of an article in the German newspaper sueddeutsche.de |
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Working week: at the Aerotoxic Association
Tuesday, 01 June 2010 18:33
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German unions press release
Thursday, 20 May 2010 20:51
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|  On 18th May 2010, a contaminated cabin air conference was held in Berlin, attended by representatives from major trade unions and other interested parties. The following press release was issued shortly afterwards:
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BALPA and Cabin Air Quality - Five years on
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 00:00
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| 21 April 2010: Five years to the day after BALPA’s Contaminated Air Conference concluded that “there is a workplace problem resulting in chronic and acute illness amongst flight crew”, what has happened to improve cabin air quality since? |
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GMC threatening to withdraw Dr Myhill’s licence to practice
Friday, 30 April 2010 00:00
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| The General Medical Council is again threatening to withdraw Dr Sarah Myhill’s licence, this time after two vague and anonymous accusations were received from two doctors about her work and the information on her website. It seems Dr Myhill is not being allowed to defend her position and that the GMC are simply siding with the complainants even though no complaints have been received from any of her patients. |
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US Senate approval: Protect the public from toxins in cabin air
Monday, 14 June 2010 00:00
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East West Airlines v Turner - appeal dismissed ... twice
Written by Aerotoxic Association (some text from GCAQE)
Monday, 18 October 2010 00:00
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|  Former Flight Attendant Joanne Turner wins second appeal in landmark contaminated cabin air case.
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Rev Woodley to GCAQE: Ground the BAe 146
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 09:27
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| Rev John Woodley was the former Chair on the Senate Committee on Rural, Regional Affairs & Transport in the Australian Parliament. He says if he had all available information at the time of the 1999/2000 inquiry into BAe 146 Cabin Air Quality, he would have recommended grounding the aircraft. Letter from Rev Woodley to GCAQE
 BAe “money paid for silence” document
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Cabin air quality frequently asked questions (DfT v AA)
Monday, 08 March 2010 14:46
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| In the UK, the Department for Transport (DfT) has helpfully published an ‘FAQ’ to allay any fears anyone may have regarding airliner cabin air quality. On the whole their answers are far from the truth, and in a bid to set the record straight, the Aerotoxic Association has provided its own, more accurate version. |
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Fraudulent CFS/ME medical trials
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:51
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| In a letter to Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman of NICE, Professor Hooper makes a complaint about proposed “PACE” trials on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). |
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Clearing the Air - Australian Aviation magazine
Saturday, 30 January 2010 14:31
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| We feel that this article is very unbalanced in favour of the non-believers of contaminated cabin air and its health effects. Aerotoxic Syndrome didn’t get a mention, nor did the victims of this illness or all the evidence showing that contaminated cabin air is extremely hazardous. But please check out all available evidence, for and against, and decide for yourself. Clearing the Air - Australian Aviation Jan-Feb 2010
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'Counter the impact of the lobbying groups'
Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00
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| This is a communication from April 2008 between Sandra Webber, chair of the Aviation Health Working Group (AHWG) and Dr Nigel Dowdall from British Airways Health Services (BAHS), who was also sitting on the AHWG committee at the time. |
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Aerotoxic Syndrome exposed - NEXUS
Thursday, 28 January 2010 18:46
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|  Article from the February-March 2010 issue of NEXUS magazine. "The aviation industry must adopt technical solutions to the common problem of toxic oil fumes leaking into aircraft cabins before even more aircrew and passengers become seriously ill." Feel free to pass on the article or you may publish it, provided the article is reproduced in full and credited to Nexus magazine and the author, Capt John Hoyte.
NEXUS: Aerotoxic Syndrome - Aviation's best-kept secret
Deutsche Vesion Versão Português
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Organophosphates - precautions for passengers and crew?
Friday, 15 January 2010 17:50
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| If sheep farmers using organophosphorous pesticides are given dire warnings about the effects coming into contact with the chemical, why are passengers and aircrew kept in the dark about inhaling organophosphates in aircraft cabins? |
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DHL and cockpit fumes - instruction to crew
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 17:09
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| DHL Air Ltd, who operate freight-carrying Boeing 757s issued this notice to their crews on the subject of cockpit fumes. What seems alarming is that this instruction on fault-finding gives the pilots no advice about the neurotoxic health effects of the fumes, and in fact describes their regular occurrence as normal, contrary to Boeing who describe these events as “rare”.
DHL Cockpit fumes - Fault-finding
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Breakspear Hospital UK newsletter - Aerotoxic Syndrome, diagnoses and treatments
Wednesday, 16 December 2009 15:05
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TNT Airways sacks pilot activist who drew attention to Aerotoxic Syndrome
Monday, 09 November 2009 11:48
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Lord Tyler: Minister's "staggering" complacency on toxic planes
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 14:22
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Conflict of Interest?
Thursday, 15 October 2009 14:50
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| Given its commercial interests, can the cabin air quality study at Cranfield University sponsored by the Department for Transport really be unbiased?
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Letter to MPs and Lords: Urgent call for fumes data
Thursday, 01 October 2009 10:42
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| In light of a recent admission from Professor Helen Muir that research commissioned by the UK government will find organophosphates in aircraft cabins, the Aerotoxic Association has written to various Lords and MPs calling urgently for the government to divulge information on the chemical composition of oil fumes. |
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National public interest law firm joins lawsuit of suffering flight attendant
Tuesday, 29 September 2009 15:32
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Lord Tyler: Government must end toxic air denial
Thursday, 24 September 2009 13:43
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| Media release from Lord Tyler - Liberal Democrat peer and air safety campaigner. |
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BAE Systems and Quest International introduce new bleed air filter system
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 08:47
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Terry Williams v Boeing legal proceedings
Tuesday, 18 August 2009 08:37
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GCAQE letters to the Queen and Prime Minister
Friday, 07 August 2009 10:44
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| Over the past few days, Tristan Loraine, co-chairman of the Global Cabin Air Quality Executive has written to the Queen and the UK Prime Minister in a bid to bring to their attention the ongoing problem of contaminated air in aircraft cabins. |
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House of Commons debate on air quality. PLUS VIDEO
Thursday, 02 July 2009 00:00
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| In the UK House of Commons, the issue of cabin air quality got another airing on 1st July 2009 in a one and a half hour debate.
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Tim Van Beveren wants to hear from you
Saturday, 28 March 2009 00:00
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| Tim Van Beveren, maker of the recent programmes about Aerotoxic Syndrome would like to hear from crew or passengers who believe they have been exposed to contaminated cabin air. You can contact him by email at: |
Aerotoxic Syndrome question in Parliament
Saturday, 23 May 2009 16:57
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| A question to the Secretary of State for Health about Aerotoxic Syndrome research. With AA comment.
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Georgina Downs High Court victory
Friday, 21 November 2008 00:00
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| Can the UK Pesticides Campaign's court case victory help change legislation concerning aircraft cabin air quality? |
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BALPA - Then (2005) ... and Now
Saturday, 08 August 2009 00:00
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| A look at BALPA's turnabout on the Cabin Air Quality issue since 2005.
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Aero Engine Oil and Sheep Dip
Tuesday, 02 December 2008 00:00
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| In the BBC radio programme, Farming Today, Tim Farron MP talks about how the government failed to act on warnings about organophosphates in sheep dip in a report by Lord Zuckerman. We look at how this relates to government legislation on OPs in aero engines. With links to the radio programme and the Zuckerman reports. |
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ROSPA articles
Wednesday, 03 December 2008 00:00
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| With the help of the Aerotoxic Association, ROSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) has written two articles on the subject of contaminated cabin air. In the first, "Something in the Air", affected aircrew talk about the health effects, and the second, "Air Control", examines whether regulations on Cabin Air Quality are being applied. ROSPA - part 1 "Something in the Air"
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House of Lords - Lord Tyler on Contaminated Cabin Air
Thursday, 04 December 2008 00:00
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| Lord Tyler launches an attack on the UK government's unwillingness to tackle this issue. Video and transcript. |
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IPA Warns Pilots About Toxic Cabin Air
Monday, 15 December 2008 00:00
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| The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) sends whistle-blowing DVD about the scandal of contaminated cabin air to its members. |
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Ten Years On ... Has the Contaminated Cabin Air Issue Progressed?
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 00:00
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| Ten years ago the Guardian wrote an article highlighting an incident where smoke entered the cabin of a BAe 146, and the government called for research into the problem. We ask what progress has taken place since then. |
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A Breakthrough Test for CFS/ME is Announced
Saturday, 24 January 2009 00:00
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| One of the most common and potentially debilitating symptoms of Aerotoxic Syndrome is Chronic Fatigues Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. This test should help sufferers treat their condition. |
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TV programmes about Aerotoxic Syndrome
Friday, 27 March 2009 00:00
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| • German and Swiss TV programmes about Aerotoxic Syndrome and Tricresyl phosphate (TCP) in aircraft cabins.
• Follow-up TV programme also about contaminated cabin air
• Condor TCP test results
• Interview with Prof. Dr. Henschler, Toxicologist
• Accident investigation reports |
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Professor Dietrich Henschler talks about tricresyl phosphate
Thursday, 16 April 2009 00:00
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| Following the recent TV programmes about contaminated cabin air, the eminent toxicologist explains how the authorities conducting research on cabin air quality have been misleading about the toxicity of TCP by concentrating on one of its less toxic isomers, TOCP. Report by Susan Michaelis, GCAQE. Prof Dietrich Henschler Interview 18/3/09 |
Vaughn twins legal case after fume event flight (29 October update)
Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:00
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| Twin sisters Victoria and Valerie Vaughn boarded Southwest Airlines flight 1705 on 27th January 2009 in good health, but ended up in hospital after the cabin filled with fumes and have been suffering health problems ever since. They have filed a court petition to compel Southwest Airlines to reveal more about the incident on the aircraft and as of 28 October are suing the airline.
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GCAQE 2009 Annual forum and information exchange
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 00:00
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| The Global Cabin Air Quality Executive is holding a forum in London on 28th and 29th April 2009 to discuss the cabin air quality issue. Many journalists and leading scientific researchers will be attending and speaking. Including agenda, Flightglobal article and photos |
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A good read from the German Journal of Air and Space Law
Written by Ruwantissa Abeyratne
Saturday, 18 December 2010 00:00
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Conservatives Party Press Release - Theresa Villiers: Kelly must take action on toxic cabin air
Tuesday, 15 January 2013 10:30
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