A press conference was held on 23 May 2024 in Washington, United States of America to launch the second phase of The Safe Air On Airplanes Act which is explained in the 27 minute video below.
‘Rep. Frost and Others Hold on Airplane Safety Legislation
Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and John Garamendi (D-CA) spoke with reporters about new airplane safety legislation to protect cabin crew and passengers.’
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535876-1/rep-frost-hold-airplane-safety-legislation
Press Release - Mike Lawler (NY):
https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1760
For the bill to reach this point has taken five long years and an incredible amount effort and hard work from the Congressmen involved, for which we thank them.
The major concern now is, will it take another five years to reach the end of the next phase before any action is taken to bring an end to the poisoning of people onboard aircraft?
What will be done in the interim to protect passengers and crew?
Some of the most telling comments on the issue were made by Congressman Garamendi, towards the end of the video at around the 25 minute mark with reference to the problems encountered during the first phase of the legislation:
“The Airline Industry and Manufacturers fought every step of the way.”
“It’s the best we could do after five years of effort.”
And…..
“An intermediate step we tried to get in the legislation but were unsuccessful about it, is to put in place air quality monitoring systems that would be monitoring the air on an ongoing basis, moment by moment while that airplane was in the sky.
We were unable to get that in because of the opposition of the airline industry and the manufacturers.
But the problem is real, the problem is very, very real for passengers and even more so for the cabin crews.”
The problem is indeed very real and putting air quality monitors onboard aircraft would confirm exactly how real it is, hence the industry opposing it.
The US are at least, strides ahead of the U.K. and Europe who continue to deny there’s a problem.
One may ask how the U.K. and Europe can continue denying there’s a problem?
The thing is, they already know how dangerous it is to breathe contaminated air, particularly in the confines of a pressurised, totally unique environment with no means of escape. They also know the safety implications.
It’s likely they will just continue until they are forced to do something because there’s so much at stake financially.
As mentioned in our previous update, the aviation industry is so heavily subsidised by the EU, European and U.K. Governments that it’s difficult to see where the aviation industry ends and governments begin.
This is because of the financial investments made by our Governments and the number of ‘partnerships’ they have entered into with the aviation industry, which includes the EU providing almost €10 billion in funding for clean air initiatives in aviation for aircraft of the future.
What about the present?
https://www.clean-aviation.eu/about-us/who-we-are/horizon-europe-eu-partnerships
https://www.clean-aviation.eu/media/publications/highlights-2022
Within that €10 billion EU funding is the Clean Sky 2 project.
Note: There’s no mention of contaminated air in aircraft:
https://eufundingoverview.be/funding/clean-sky-2-joint-undertaking-other-organisations
There are also details of the Electrical Environmental Control System (EECS) for future aircraft.
Note: There’s no mention of contaminated air in aircraft:
https://www.clean-aviation.eu/sites/default/files/2021-10/CLEAN_SKY_Article_EECS.pdf
Thanks to our fellow Aerotoxic campaigners in France, this document was recently made available. It’s the patent from Liebherr who are working on the EECS project with Airbus in Toulouse.
On page number 2 of the document between numbers 20 and 25 on the left hand side, it states:
‘Enfin, un autre problème réside dans le fait que l’air bleed, préléve sur un compresseur d’un moteur propulsif de l’aeronef, forme la source d’air de conditionnement de sort qu’une contamination de l’air préléve sur la moteurs est transmise à la cabine, ce qui peut être dangereux pour la santé des passagers notamment.’
Which in English reads:
‘Finally, another problem lies in the fact that the bleed air, taken from a compressor of one of the aircraft's propulsion engines, forms the source of conditioning air, so that any contamination of the air taken from the engine is transmitted to the cabin, which can be dangerous for the health of passengers in particular.’
(And even more so, for the health of pilots and cabin crew who are continually exposed in their workplace.)
You can download the full Liebherr patent document from the link below.
Note: At least there are some honest people at Liebherr who know the truth and published it.
https://www.unfiltered.vip/patent-air-conditiong-system-air-or-rail.html
It was similar with Boeing in 2007 when highlighting the benefits of the Boeing 787:
‘The Boeing 787 will have a no-bleed architecture for the outside air supply to the cabin. This architecture eliminates the risk of engine oil decomposition products from being introduced in the cabin supply air in the rare event of a failed engine compressor seal. In addition, this architecture improves fuel efficiency, thus reducing fuel burn and associated engine emissions.’
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldselect/ldsctech/7/7we07.htm
(We have it confirmed in writing from the U.K. AAIB that fume events are ‘not infrequent’.)
When it suits the industry to tell the truth on contaminated air in aircraft, they will. The rest of the time they play down the dangers and risks.
Despite it taking 5 years to bring more details on the Safe Air On Airplanes Act to the public with the launch of the second phase, it’s clear momentum is growing and at some point the scandal on the contaminated air we breathe in aircraft will be exposed.
For further information on Aerotoxic Syndrome, testimonies, medical information and much more, please visit:
And -
The GCAQE are holding a conference on Aircraft Cabin Air on 17th and 18th September 2024 at Imperial College London.
This may be of interest to those who hold senior positions within the Aviation Industry, Health Services and Government Departments for Transport and Health.
Tickets are available here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aircraft-cabin-air-conference-2024-tickets-782620217137
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