A study of cabin fume events conducted by Cranfield University found no evidence that fume events in airliner cabins cause danger to the crew or to passengers. The study, contracted by the United Kingdom’s CAA and the Committee on Toxicity, measured air samples on a series of regular flights on […]
A former flight attendant for East-West Airlines won compensation for illness which she alleges was caused by a toxic fumes incident on one of the airline’s BAe 146s. East-West Airlines operated eight BAe 146-300s between 1990 and 1993, when it was merged into Ansett. On 4 March 1992, thick smoke […]
Air Transport Intelligence reports that early customers have encountered problems with the AirManager cabin air treatment system. The AirManager was introduced in September 2009 by BAE Systems and Quest International UK. It uses Close Coupled Field Technology (CCFT), which is a contained and safe electrical field that eliminates smells, and […]
BAE Systems and Quest International UK, a firm based in Cheadle, Cheshire, are offering a new active air management system, called AirManager, which they claim will set a new standard for exceptionally clean air on board aircraft. AirManager uses Close Coupled Field Technology (CCFT), which is a contained and safe […]
The United Kingdom’s Department for Transport and Civil Aviation Authority have commissioned a study into possible air contamination of airliner cabins. There have been persistent reports of problems on a number of types, including the BAe 146 and Boeing 757, possibly leading to adverse health impacts on flight crew. The […]
Flybe has denied a BBC report that some of its pilots and flight attendants had refused to fly BAe 146s because of fear over cabin fumes. The BBC report quoted one flight attendant as saying that “I will not get back on the 146 again” and a pilot saying that […]
An article in the 4 June edition of the Observer newspaper attacks the safety of the BAe 146. The article focuses on problems in the type’s ALF502 engines, including the power rollback problem in icing conditions and the cabin fumes issue. In the usual media style, the article includes a […]
A court in Perth, Australia, has allowed a former Ansett flight attendant to proceed with a suit against the airline for negligence and loss of income for chronic illnesses she says were caused by years of exposure to toxic fumes in on-board air. The former flight attendant, Judy Cullinane, reported […]