Delta to replace APU’s on its A320 Fleet
https://simpleflying.com/delta-replace-apu-airbus-jets-toxic-fume-issues/
Toxic fumes on planes blamed for pilot deaths, suicides and brain damage
https://nypost.com/2025/12/22/business/toxic-fumes-on-planes-blamed-for-pilot-deaths-suicides-and-brain-damage-report/
‘He Was Poisoned.’ Toxic Fumes on Planes Blamed for Deaths of Pilots and Crew
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/toxic-fumes-airplane-pilot-crew-death-739fa3bb
Flight Attendant Sues Airbus for $30M Over “Toxic Fumes” — Is the Air on Your Flight Safe?
https://www.thesegoldwings.com/airbus-toxic-fumes/
Update on the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act
39 members of the US Congress have sent a letter to the FAA following up on the FAA’s inaction regarding previous legislation mandating the reporting of aircraft fume events, and use of onboard sensors to detect the nature and content of poisonous compounds in smoke events in aircraft cabins. The letter, attached includes the following [...]
Statement from President Joe Biden After Signing FAA Reauthorization Act
The bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization is a big win for travelers, the aviation workforce, and our economy. It will expand critical protections for air travellers, strengthen safety standards, and support pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers. It also builds on my Administration’s efforts to improve the travel experience for airline passengers, affirming the [...]
Over 100 Fume events reported by the Aviation Herald in 2023
The last one of the year was Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OE-LBK performing flight OS-9506 from Tenerife South,CI (Spain) to Vienna (Austria), dispatched under minimum equipment list requirements with the #2 bleed air system de-activated due to fumes. The aircraft departed Tenerife and was about 30 minutes into the flight when again fumes (smell of [...]
Blumenthal & Garamendi Lead Introduction of Bicameral, Bipartisan Bill to Protect Airline Passengers & Crew from Toxic Cabin Air
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – 29/3/22, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Cabin Air Safety Act to protect commercial airline passengers and crew from toxic cabin air. Air in aircraft cabins can become contaminated by engine exhaust, fuel fumes, de-icing fluids, and ozone entering the cabin through the [...]
‘Canary’ Sensor Trial To Commence In Qtr 1 2023
VN-ADS are launching their inflight sensor trial in Qtr 1 2023 in-line with the FAA's test programme timings in Kansas. National & International Airlines will be invited to sign up for the trial on a 'first come - first served' basis with a maxim number of 10 participants in the trial.
AEROTOXIC SYNDROME CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
The Covid 19 pandemic has ravaged the Airline industry, dramatically reducing ticket and new aircraft sales. To compound the pain, the number of litigation claims against them for Aerotoxic Syndrome has increased even further, and to add to its woes the Specialist Class Action legal firms on both sides of the Atlantic are circling. These [...]