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GCAQE Newsletter 
​1 December 2019
GCAQE Newsletter
1 December 2019

1. Cabin Air Quality Facebook Page.
2. Global Cabin Air Reporting System (GCARS)
3. 2017 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference Proceedings.
4. Furlong Blood Test Work.
5. Updated ventilation standard - EASA CS
6. TWU cabin air campaign
7. Oil Bearing Seal Failures
8. Dutch Engineering Union
9. France TV documentaries
10. Italian TV Short Documentary
11. Did you know?
 1. Cabin Air Quality Facebook Page. A new Cabin Air Quality Facebook page has been set up a few weeks ago to help inform and educate your members. It already has over 2000 members. Can you please send out a newsletter to all your news members and tell them about it. You can find it at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/535803717005970/2. Global Cabin Air Reporting System (GCARS). The Global Cabin Air Reporting System (GCARS) tool has been further updated with new a new Privacy Policy and new GDPR. This reported system will soon be evaluated by a union before being released to all members next year. If you would like to test it in its current evaluation mode you can do so by going here: https://gcars.app/
This is an evaluation version and NOT to be made widely available to your members until the evaluation phase is complete.3. 2017 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference Proceedings. The updated final version of the conference proceedings are at last available on the Journal or health and pollution website. Please spread the word far and wide using this link: https://www.journalhealthpollution.org/doi/10.5696/2156-9614-9.24.1912014. Furlong Blood Test Work. Please can you all advise your members that they can individually make a donation to the Furlong blood test work as proving exposure is like an insurance policy if they are in fume events and also the best message to the industry to stop these exposures from happening. Please write something to your members using this information: Short 3 minute film explaining what is needed can be watched here. A more detailed film on the organophosphates (OPs) in the oils can be watched here: To donate crews simply donate via PayPal at: https://www.paypal.me/GCAQE or by donating to the email address: gcaqe@gcaqe.org5. Updated Ventilation Standard - EASA CS.  EASA CS 25.831 and AMC 25.831 have been amended in Version 23 of the CS. The CS (p135) harmonises with the FAR language referring to 'sufficient amount of uncontaminated air', while the AMC (p597) has been extensively expanded, with the probable failure section referencing 'international cabin air quality standards’.6. TWU - Cabin Air Campaign. As you will know a cabin air quality bill has been introduced into the US congress, to then go through the various steps to try to see the bill passed. This has been led by members of the US Congress and Senate. GCAQE member, the TWU, has undertaken a cabin air quality campaign.
As part of this they have put out press releases showing the letters sent by two of the sponsors of the bill to Jetblue and the airline responses. The TWU further response can be found here.7. Oil Bearing Seal Failures. What might an oil bearing/seal failure look like? Media reports showed grey/white mist in the cabin along with an emergency evacuation that was subsequently said to be due to an engine bearing failure.
Articles available here:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/26/british-airways-plane-filled-smoke-has-had-two-fume-incidents
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/05/british-airways-flight-lands-spain-smoke-fills-cabin-fire-broke-out-valencia
In a similar manner a Hawaiian airlines aircraft, experienced similar smoke/mist and made an emergency evacuation after an acknowledged engine seal failure and can be seen here:
This gives you an idea of what a bearing or oil seal failure might look like.8. Dutch Engineering Union. It is interesting to note that  the Dutch engineering union attended the conference and has subsequently published the following article. This issue is equally as relevant for them as it is for aircrew in our opinion. See: https://nvlt.org/how-to-deal-with-harmful-organophosphates-in-oil-and-skydroll-during-aircraft-maintenance/9. France TV - English version. A documentary was aired in France in mid 2018 on cabin air quality. An updated English version of this documentary was aired in November and can be seen here. 10. Italian TV Short Documentary. It would appear that this is one of the first Italian news clips (12 min documentary) on cabin air contamination.11. Did you know? A paper was written following an in-depth survey of nearly a 1000 flight attendants in the early 1980s confirming flight attendants were getting sick from oil fumes. You can find out more here.GCAQE - Strength in numbers
The more GCAQE members there are the stronger we will be as a global organisation. Please encourage other unions/labour organisations to join us. For more details please email gcaqe@gcaqe.org
Professor Clem Furlong 
GCAQE Appeal

To donate crews simply donate via PayPal at:
https://www.paypal.me/GCAQE
or by donating to the email address:
gcaqe@gcaqe.org
If you have not read his letter seeking urgent support (sent in a previous email and GCAQE Newsletter) it is linked here for your convenience.

Your support us very much appreciated. Can you use  a variety of ways to get the message out: email, website, newsletter, FB….. The letter is for your information & not for public dissemination of course.

Kind regards

Susan

Dr Susan Michaelis PhD, MSc, ATPL
Head of Research
Global Cabin Air Quality Executive (GCAQE)
www.gcaqe.org
gcaqe@gcaqe.org
44 (0) 7880554551
Tristan Loraine discusses
Contaminated Air and Flight Safety (videos)
Tristan Loraine discusses
​ Contaminated Air and Flight Safety
DOCUMENTARY ‘EVERYBODY FLIES’ THAT EXPOSES THE CONTAMINATED AIR
​WE BREATHE ON AIRCRAFT SET TO PREMIERE AT RAINDANCE
Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi, ATPL – Captain Loraine, a former British Airways pilot has been involved in research in the field of aircraft contaminated air since 2001. He has been involved at a global level working with industry and workers to try ensure solutions are implemented.

Lesley Williams speaks about contaminated air in aircraft 1991-1997
Reporter: Tara Brown ~ Producer: Gareth Harvey
60 Minutes AU ~ “Toxic Flyer”
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Capt. Tristan Loraine - British Citizen Awards Jan 2015
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AIRCRAFT CABIN AIR
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International Conference 2019


Conference Objective
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List of Speakers 

Conference Schedule 
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Aircraft Cabin Air Conference 2019
Presentation Films

rent or purchase 
note: FumeEvents.com does NOT receive revenue from the Presentation Films
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/aca2019/
Following on from the success of the 2017 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference, the 2019 conference will be an essential two-day event. Providing excellent networking opportunities for those seeking to understand the subject of contaminated air, the flight safety implications, the latest scientific and medical evidence investigating the contaminated air debate and the solutions available to airlines and aircraft operators.
This international conference mapping the business, regulatory and technical solutions to cabin air contamination, will be the most in-depth conference ever held on this topic.

Who should attend?
- Safety equipment providers
- Health & Safety Regulators
- Maintenance Companies
- Airline Safety Departments
- Air Accident Investigators
- Crew & Unions
- Policy Makers
- Press & Media
- Airline Management
- Aircraft Manufacturers
- Aircraft Insurers
- Leasing Companies
- Scientists
- Occupational Health Professionals
- Academics & Researchers
- Engineers

As the holiday travel season approaches, there is a danger airline passengers should be aware of: cabin air can get contaminated and make you sick. Susie Steimle reports. (11-15-18)
The Aerotoxic Association
The association is run by a group of aircrew whose careers have ended prematurely due to Aerotoxic Syndrome,
 and we now want to help similarly affected aircrew and passengers.
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GCAQE Head of Research
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Dr. Susan Michaelis PhD, ATPL – Former Australian pilot with over 5000 hours flying experience.  She holds a PhD (2010) in ‘Safety Sciences’ from UNSW in Sydney entitled ‘Health and Flight Safety Implications From Exposure to Contaminated Air in Aircraft.‘ In 2016 she was awarded an MSc in air safety and accident investigation  from Cranfield University (UK) with a thesis addressing  the mechanisms  involving oil leakage into aircraft air supplies. She is a qualified air accident investigator and a visiting researcher  at the University of Stirling in the UK and an independent consultant in areas addressing safety and OHS in the workplace. She has an internationally renown track record in this field stretching back over 20 years.

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Were Fumes The Blame For 2 BA Pilots Deaths?

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Updated as of 2015 text to speech

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BA crew autopsies show organophosphate poisoning
July 2014

 
 
 
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Up in the Air: 
New Worries About
 ‘Fume Events’
  on Planes

The WallStreet
 Journal Article


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 Occupational Health Research Consortium in Aviation
www.ohrca.org
www.ohrca.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/finalreport.pdf

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Medical Whistle Blower
 Radio Show
with Dr. Janet Parker
Download MP3

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US Airline Pilots Association

​The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)
​ is a safety reporting system for the aviation industry. 
NASA - ASRS Database Report - Cabin Smoke, Fire, Fumes,
 or Odor Incidents


AFA-CWA Air Safety,
​Health and Security Dept. 


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 FACT 
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ESTIMATED AIRLINE PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY AEROTOXIC FUMES PER YEAROVER 196,000 passengers a year could potentially present GP’s (doctors) with symptoms of acute toxicity (UCL 2006)

​Clear air does not mean it is not polluted! No visible fumes does not mean it is not toxic! 
Even if the air looks clear, it might be contaminated. 
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