Aircraft (Cabin) Clean Air Act proposed.
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Aircraft (Cabin) Clean Air Act proposed.
I am sure the intent of this Bill is well founded, but "Airlines to provide mechanical and maintenance records within 15 days to a passenger or crew member who has developed specific symptoms that relate to contaminated cabin air." will be very interesting. I am not aware of any other existing statute that gives the public "on demand" access to aircraft maintenance or mechanical records.
I'm sure that every future Air-rager will find a lawyer (or themselves) and will be requesting all kinds of information regarding the maintenance of the aircraft they fly in.
Hate to appear cynical, but wouldn't it be more logical to complete the studies on Air Quality they are mandating, before enacting legislation to solve a problem of unknown proportion and effect?
I think the concept here is good, but would be very interested in further information regarding the accepted symptoms; identification and diagnosis of the effects of contaminated air; and the means of analyzing cabin air samples. Anyone got any more info?
Press Release
SOURCE: Association of Flight Attendants
U.S. Congress to Make Airlines Face Toxic Cabin Air Problems
Bills Move Forward with Stronger Reporting Requirements, Penalties for Airlines
WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aircraft Clean Air Act, introduced in both the Senate and the House on Wednesday, will prevent airlines from ignoring a serious public health issue onboard the aircraft, according to the Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO. The bills will force airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration to record and respond to complaints of contaminated cabin air.
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler introduced the legislation, which would require:
* The FAA to accept and record cabin air quality complaints from passengers, crew members and their representatives and pass the complaints to the appropriate airline-allowing flight attendants and passengers who become ill from contaminated cabin air to link their symptoms to exposure to toxins in the air supply system.
* The airlines to maintain records of all complaints for 10 years.
* Airlines to provide mechanical and maintenance records within 15 days to a passenger or crew member who has developed specific symptoms that relate to contaminated cabin air.
* A study to determine healthy oxygen levels in the cabin.
Hydraulic fluids and engine oils can get into the aircraft's ventilation air, which is pumped into the aircraft cabin. Exposure to contaminants in an aircraft's air supply can have devastating health effects ranging from simple flu-like symptoms to neurological damage.
"It's time for airline management to be held accountable for all of the crew members and passengers who fall ill due to contaminated cabin air each year,'' AFA International President Patricia Friend said. "This legislation is long overdue and will prevent the airlines from ignoring this important issue any longer.''
AFA is the largest flight attendant union in the world joining together more than 50,000 flight attendants at 28 airlines. Visit the AFA at http://www.afanet.org .
SOURCE: Association of Flight Attendants
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I'm sure that every future Air-rager will find a lawyer (or themselves) and will be requesting all kinds of information regarding the maintenance of the aircraft they fly in.
Hate to appear cynical, but wouldn't it be more logical to complete the studies on Air Quality they are mandating, before enacting legislation to solve a problem of unknown proportion and effect?
I think the concept here is good, but would be very interested in further information regarding the accepted symptoms; identification and diagnosis of the effects of contaminated air; and the means of analyzing cabin air samples. Anyone got any more info?
Press Release
SOURCE: Association of Flight Attendants
U.S. Congress to Make Airlines Face Toxic Cabin Air Problems
Bills Move Forward with Stronger Reporting Requirements, Penalties for Airlines
WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aircraft Clean Air Act, introduced in both the Senate and the House on Wednesday, will prevent airlines from ignoring a serious public health issue onboard the aircraft, according to the Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO. The bills will force airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration to record and respond to complaints of contaminated cabin air.
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler introduced the legislation, which would require:
* The FAA to accept and record cabin air quality complaints from passengers, crew members and their representatives and pass the complaints to the appropriate airline-allowing flight attendants and passengers who become ill from contaminated cabin air to link their symptoms to exposure to toxins in the air supply system.
* The airlines to maintain records of all complaints for 10 years.
* Airlines to provide mechanical and maintenance records within 15 days to a passenger or crew member who has developed specific symptoms that relate to contaminated cabin air.
* A study to determine healthy oxygen levels in the cabin.
Hydraulic fluids and engine oils can get into the aircraft's ventilation air, which is pumped into the aircraft cabin. Exposure to contaminants in an aircraft's air supply can have devastating health effects ranging from simple flu-like symptoms to neurological damage.
"It's time for airline management to be held accountable for all of the crew members and passengers who fall ill due to contaminated cabin air each year,'' AFA International President Patricia Friend said. "This legislation is long overdue and will prevent the airlines from ignoring this important issue any longer.''
AFA is the largest flight attendant union in the world joining together more than 50,000 flight attendants at 28 airlines. Visit the AFA at http://www.afanet.org .
SOURCE: Association of Flight Attendants
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"Airlines to provide mechanical and maintenance records within 15 days to a passenger or crew member who has developed specific symptoms that relate to contaminated cabin air."
There might be some difficulty with demonstrating that one has developed such symptoms, might there not? The way this proposed Act is worded (if above is a precise quotation) seems so very lose that one would have little difficulty driving the proverbial bus through it.
As to E.Morse's comment above, I think there is no reason why a European passenger ought to have less protection from such potential damage than an American. Always provided, of course, that such damage is real and quantifiable.
Personally, I have always held the view that the public ought to have a right to examine airline maintenance records. What might the airlines have to hide? Surely, maintenance is at all times beyond reproach?
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There might be some difficulty with demonstrating that one has developed such symptoms, might there not? The way this proposed Act is worded (if above is a precise quotation) seems so very lose that one would have little difficulty driving the proverbial bus through it.
As to E.Morse's comment above, I think there is no reason why a European passenger ought to have less protection from such potential damage than an American. Always provided, of course, that such damage is real and quantifiable.
Personally, I have always held the view that the public ought to have a right to examine airline maintenance records. What might the airlines have to hide? Surely, maintenance is at all times beyond reproach?
[This message has been edited by tilii (edited 18 June 2001).]
