2000 - ‘Your Pilot Has Been Poisoned - The Guardian:
‘Toxic fumes and engine failures can make flying on the BAe 146 a risky business for millions of holidaymakers gas leaks and sudden power failures’
‘While the company acknowledges that there have been some problems with toxic fumes, it argues that tests have been carried out on cabins to show the risks are minimal.
Indeed, the company points out that many other makes of aircraft also have problems with toxic fumes poisoning the air in the cabin.
British Aerospace also stresses that the aircraft is internationally certified as safe by all the major aviation authorities including the FAA in the United States and the CAA in Britain.
A CAA spokeswoman confirmed this. She said: 'We are aware of the reports of fumes entering the cabin and are working with BAe to solve the problem. But we believe the aircraft meets all our safety criteria.'
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/04/antonybarnett.theobserver1
In 2007 -
‘TWO Australian airlines were allegedly paid more than $2 million hush money by aircraft manufacturer BAe to stay quiet about toxic cabin fumes. Papers tabled in the Senate last month show Ansett and East West Airlines were paid in 1993 to drop complaints about the BAe 146.
Labor senator Kerry O'Brien said: "There is no doubt there has been a cover-up. Australians need to be reassured these contamination issues are not currently endangering crew and passengers."
Flight crews have been overcome by toxic fumes on Australian jets, the latest on a Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Auckland.
https://amp.smh.com.au/lifestyle/toxic-hush-money-20071021-gdre5f.html
“Allegedly paid”?
The settlement documents are in the link below and includes some interesting information from the Australian Senate Enquiry of 2007.
The main agreement states:
‘The existence and terms of this Agreement are confidential between the parties hereto and shall not be disclosed by any party in whole or in part to any other person or body without the prior written consent of the other parties.
This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England.’
So, Senator O’Brien was correct about the cover up, but incorrect with his reassurance that “contamination issues are not currently endangering crew and passengers.”
BAe Systems did pay ‘hush money’ to Ansett and East-West Airlines in Australia:
http://bleedfree.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Tabled_documents_13August-highlights.pdf
One of the documents in the link above:
Senator O'Brien (Tasmania) asked the Minister representing the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, upon notice, on 31 July 2006:
(1) Is the Minister aware that on 25 July 2006 a member of the House of Lords asked a written question of the British Government concerning its knowledge of any payments made by British Aerospace Regional Aircraft Limited to Ansett Transport Industries Operations Limited and East West Airline Operations Limited, under an agreement dated 3 September 1993, in connection with design flaws in the BAe 146 aircraft, allowing contamination of cabin air by oil and other fumes.
(2( Is the Government aware of any payments pursuant to such an agreement: (a) if so: (I) what is the quantum of these payments, (ii) what are the full terms of the agreement, and (lii) can a copy of the agreement be provided; and(b) if not, will the Minister investigate the matter.
‘Senator Johnston (Western Australia—Minister for Justice and Customs)—The Minister for Transport and Regional Services has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
(1) Yes (2) No’
Meaning - The U.K. Government were aware of the question being asked but allegedly did not about the payments made or it seems anything about the design flaw in the BAe146 allowing contamination of cabin air by oil and other fumes.
2007 - The same year that the U.K. Government gave its stake in BAe Systems to BAe:
‘In 2007 the government announced that it had agreed to release BAE Systems from ten of the undertakings due to "a change in circumstances". BAE Systems inherited the UK government-owned "golden" share that was established when British Aerospace was privatised.’

https://en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki
BAE Systems - Wikipedia
Also 2007 -
‘The bribery allegations mounting up against BAE are a potentially thorny problem for the company. The US government has long been aware of the long list of corruption accusations against BAE around the world. US officials complained to the British government as far back as 2002 about the "consistent pattern of alleged behaviour, over time", adding that "this volume of reported allegations about one company would have triggered a [US criminal] investigation long ago".
Officials at the US Department of Justice are looking in 2007 at whether they should launch an investigation into BAE. Prosecutors could go after BAE under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act if they could establish that bribes were paid through US banks or US firms.’
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2007/jun/07/bae.baesystemsbusiness
2010 - BAe Systems - Arms Deal
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/05/bae-systems-arms-deal-corruption
2010 - BAe Systems - Tanzania- Radar System
https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-plc--announces-global-settlement-with-united-states-department-of-justice-and-united-kingdom-serious-fraud-office
But, BAe Systems is good for the British economy which makes all of its wrongdoing acceptable apparently, including the production of an aircraft (the BAe 146) that poisoned numerous pilots and crew:
‘BAE Systems' UK operations are estimated to have supported a £3.1 billion GDP contribution in 2022, representing 0.1% of the UK's national economy in 2022. In 2022, BAE Systems' supply chain spending with UK companies totalled £4.1 billion.Jun 29, 2023’

https://www.baesystems.com › ...PDF
BAE SYSTEMS' CONTRIBUTION TO THE UK ECONOMY
2010 -The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Flight attendant wins in toxic-fume case
By Joel Gibson
September 4, 2010 — 3.00am
THE High Court has upheld a six-figure payout to a former flight attendant exposed to toxic aircraft fumes while pregnant, ending a 10-year legal saga.
Joanne Turner was 25 weeks pregnant and working for East-West Airlines when a thick cloud of smoke entered the cabin on descent during a flight from Sydney to Brisbane in 1992.
She experienced a burning throat, sore eyes, a headache and a persistent cough as a result of the fumes, following an oil leak on the BAe 146 aircraft.
The Dust and Diseases Tribunal awarded Ms Turner $138,757 in damages, but the now defunct airline and its insurer, QBE, appealed against the decision in the High Court, which upheld it yesterday
''I'm just very relieved that it's finally over and I hope the fight will help other air crew who are out there,'' Ms Turner said.
A University of NSW toxicologist, Professor Chris Winder, an expert on so-called ''aerotoxic syndrome'', has said the decision could be used by others.
However, toxic fume incidents had dropped to one in 2000 flights in Australia and most of those affected by the BAe 146 had either won or lost their cases already, or given up.
A quarter of pilots who flew on the BAe 146 jet suffered long-term effects and could no longer work, a University of NSW survey found.
A Senate inquiry in 2007 found East-West and Ansett airlines were paid more than $2 million in 1993 by British Aerospace to drop complaints about the BAe 146.
Toxicologists, crew and pilots have been warning of the effects of toxic fumes exposure for years. But airlines, aircraft manufacturers and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority say there is no evidence it is a danger.
https://amp.smh.com.au/national/nsw/flight-attendant-wins-in-toxicfume-case-20100903-14ufi.html
“But airlines, aircraft manufacturers and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority say there is no evidence it is a danger” which continues today despite the evidence including the win of the Joanne Turner case in Australia along with numerous cash payouts by Airlines and Aircraft Manufacturers to victims of poisoning onboard aircraft over the years.
2011 - The first of many settlements (hush money) paid to victims of Aerotoxic injury by Boeing:
‘A former flight attendant is believed to be the first person in the U.S. to settle a lawsuit against the Boeing Co. over what she claims is faulty aircraft design that allowed toxic fumes to reach the cabin, triggering tremors, memory loss and severe headaches.
The amount and other details of the settlement Wednesday between former American Airlines worker Terry Williams, a 42-year-old mother of two, and Boeing were not made public as a condition of the agreement.’
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna44777304
These settlements continue with many more victims of poisoning onboard aircraft being paid hush money by Boeing this year.
In many ways it is similar to the Asbestos and Tobacco scandals. Those industries employed their own doctors and scientists and concealed results showing injury in order to protect their respective industries:
https://www.asbestos.com/featured-stories/cover-up/
https://www.lung.org/research/sotc/by-the-numbers/10-appalling-tobacco-facts
The U.K. Government’s Department for Transport say they are waiting for the outcome of the EASA Facts Project for accurate information on aircraft cabin air.
Airbus are one of the companies involved in EASA ‘FACTS’ project.
This is the scientific institution awarded the project -
https://www.item.fraunhofer.de/en/r-d-expertise/toxicology/cabin-air-quality.html#813600987
Fraunhofer is a massive German organisation who are also working with Airbus on other projects.
Some might consider this to be a conflict of interests.
‘Fraunhofer and Airbus are developing the RACER helicopter.’
https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/business/fraunhofer-innovation
Will the EASA ‘FACTS’ Project provide the facts or more fiction?
The difference with the Aerotoxic issue when comparing it to Asbestos and Tobacco scandals is that the denial of long-term injury in Aerotoxic Syndrome is actually led by Governments with the CAA, EASA and the FAA being Government Agencies with airlines as their customers, who at the same time they are required to regulate.
The CAA, EASA and the FAA have all been actively involved in the denial of long-term injuries from contaminated air in aircraft which they have put down to ‘uncertainty’ or ‘gaps in scientific knowledge’.
This is due to a general lack of research on their part and particularly their reluctance to conduct epidemiological studies on those who have suffered long term (chronic) injury.
Unfortunately within Governments the problem is systemic and involves various Government departments, agencies, institutions and executive committees.
Due to the denial of long term (Chronic) Injuries and no medical acknowledgement and recognition of Aerotoxic Syndrome, medical professionals have not been informed or given a medical protocol and therefore do not know how to help or support those who are injured - either immediately following fume events or in the long term.
With all of this in mind, to anyone considering a career as a pilot or flight attendant (cabin crew), please be aware that the air provided in all bleed-air aircraft (all aircraft except the Boeing 787), comes straight from the aircraft engines bringing with it particulate matter and fumes from highly toxic chemicals and metals. Sometimes there can be a visible haze or smoke, but often there is no visible warning.
There are no filtration systems and no chemical monitors or sensors onboard.
Many of the chemicals are endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC’s) and some can cause damage to mitochondria and DNA. The effects on the human body can lead to numerous diseases and long term injuries.
If you become injured as a result of breathing toxic air onboard and can no longer work, you are on your own. There will be no support from your employer or via the healthcare system in most countries.
The only support available in the U.K. at this time is to go privately to one of the practitioners listed here:
https://www.bsem.org.uk/pages/14-practitioners
For help and support in other countries, search for ecological or environmental doctors who may be able to assist you.
For further information on Aerotoxic Syndrome, useful medical information, testimonies from victims, Aerotoxic legal cases and much more - please visit:
https://www.unfiltered.vip/
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