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It's In The Air We Breathe
In 1977 a 34 year old, previously healthy military navigator on-duty in a Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft suddenly felt very ill, so much so that he became incapacitated. It turned out that he and the other crew members had experienced acute intoxication following inhalation of vaporized lubricating oil which had contaminated the breathing air in the cockpit... article published in the KAPERS Swiss Cabin Crew Union's magazine - HERE

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Pilots and crew from five airlines launch legal battles to make cabin air safe to breathe: what is at stake?
When toxins are released into the environment by any other industry, or cancerogenic, endocrine disrupting fumes detected in public buildings, trained professionals in hazmat suits instantly crawl all over the hastily closed-off sites in question, testing the air taking samples with specialised equipment. Not so in aviation. Toxic gas-type fume emissions occur daily in aircraft. TLE reports April 20th 2019

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Air quality in aircraft considered catastrophic by experts: ​Belgian researchers have investigated the fumes of toxic vapours found in aircraft cabins. The results are alarming. They indicate the possibility of permanent brain damage in pilots and cabin crew. reported by 7sur7

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Mail Online reports: "Pilots and cabin crew from five airlines including BA and easyJet launch court battle to ban toxic air from flights over fears of brain damage and long-term health risks." Read here (Source ©  MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE​ - 28th March 2019

NBC-NEWS reports: "12 treated after strange odor forces Alaska Airlines flight to divert to Minnesota". Source © NBCnews author: Dennis Romero
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Class Actions Reporter reports: Frontier Airlines, Airbus Aircraft Toxins in Cabin Air Class Action.

Related:​ Document

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KOMO-NEWS reports: Seattle-to-Calif. flight diverted back to Sea-Tac after crew sickened by odor ©KOMOnews

SALON reports: "26 airline mechanics at both Southwest and American Airlines, all of whom shared anecdotes about being pressured not to report potential safety problems by management. Specifically, the mechanics told CBS that airline management pushed them to overlook safety problems, which they protested. In response, they said they have had to endure threats and intimidation tactics by supervisors for reporting safety concerns, all for the sake of getting aircrafts back into service faster. Their claims, as noted by CBS, had been backed up by Federal Aviation Administration whistleblower complaints."©source SALON

THE SUN reports: AIR-MERGENCY Fears that air passengers could be breathing in deadly ‘toxic fumes’ spark calls for public inquiry

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THE SUN reports: MAYDAY - British Airways flight declares emergency at 30,000ft as ‘toxic smell’ leaves ten crew in hospital 28th January 2019

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​Aerotoxic Team and Aerotoxic Association submit evidence of devastating personal experiences to International Criminal Court  ©image Aerotoxic Team Mascot Dolly

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Accident: Spirit A319 at Boston on Jul 17th 2015, fumes on board, captain died 50 days later (update November 6th) 


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Internal documents show that the aviation industry knew "for decades" of the potential danger of toxic fumes."

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​FAA Safety Alert on fume events
                        

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Aerotoxic Association submits evidence to International Criminal Court October 22, 2018 16:03

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Melania Trump's flight forced to land after smoke fills plane cabin (©BBC)

Can Planes be Poisonous? (BBC4)

Lufthansa FUMES

JET'S FUME ALERT BA pilot used oxygen mask 

Panicked BA passengers are stunned to see cabin crew don smoke hoods ...

Class Action Files against Frontier Airlines over Airbus Fume Events

Testimonies of 'devastating' cost to public health of 'toxic' passenger jets submitted to The Hague - 19th October 2018

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Public inquiry call after coroner warning on toxic cabin air  17th October 2018

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Frontier's Airbus Cabin Air Toxic To Passengers, Suit Claims

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Aerotoxics in a Nutshell

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Spirit flight bound for Fort Lauderdale diverted after several passengers fall ill

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AVIATION HERALD
​Incidents & News
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​Emergency Landing at Raleigh, NC airport -  multiple casualty incident declared

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​Pilot checklist protects safety of
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Alaska Airlines

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(May 2018) Call for an International Public Inquiry at the Criminal Court in The Hague 

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Aerotoxic – An Inconvenient Truth of Flying

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Accident: Lufthansa A321 at Cologne and Munich on Jun 21st 2018, fumes on board

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Accident: Spirit A20N near Fort Lauderdale on Jan 28th 2018, fumes on board, crew feeling increasingly incapacitated.

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Clearing the Air
by David Learmount

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ECA Guidelines on smoke & fume events

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Exposure to Pesticides on Aircraft CDC

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Health effects on air passengers and staff exposed to contaminated bleed air. 
​1) How does the aviation industry measure?... 2) What health monitoring of pregnant passengers exposed to contaminated air on passenger jet aircraft has been carried out ... 3) What specific inhalation toxicity data does the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Commission rely on? See Parliamentary Questions and Answers

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Just another every day event.

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Call for global public inquiry over the health effects of toxic cabin air

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​The industry pattern of behavior on toxic chemicals

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Air pollution: Even 'safe' levels may cause serious changes linked to heart failure,
​study warns

​The ‘The BMJ’ is a distinguished weekly peer-reviewed medical journal. It is one of the world’s oldest general medical journals, who began publishing in 1840.The BMJ published in volume 75 of this year (2018) Dr Susan Michaelis’ paper: Aerotoxic syndrome: a new occupational disease? (source©THE BMJ

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