Evidence: investigative Documentaries, Video-clips, Films, Talk-Shows
Travel Jan 6, 2021 / 6 min read/ image©Illinois Injury Law News
Toxic Cabin Air? New Information Reveals the Potentially Neurotoxic Effects of Contaminated Airplane Cabin Air 
How toxic fumes seep into the air you breathe on planes
Author Researcher: Kiera Feldman Publisher: Los Angles Times >> Article HERE image©Los Angeles Times Toxic Gas in Aircraft Cabin Air - Does it make Passengers & Crews Ill?
(Schädigen giftige Gase in Flugzeugen Personal und Passagiere?) With thanks to ARD1/Report Mainz - German broadcaster - ©All Rights : ARD1/Report Mainz - January 28, 2020 (including an interview with Prof.Dr-Ing. Dieter Scholz who also provided the English subtitles) The 'asbestos of the airline industry' killing flyers | 60 Minutes Australia
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IT'S NOT NEW - IT WAS NEWS IN 1998 ! Modern passenger jets supply cabin breathing air by drawing air in via the engines - often engine oil is picked up on the way via leaking seals, the heat burns (pyrolisis) the oil and toxic fumes are transported UNFILTERED in to the cabin breathing air. Neurological injury, brain injury, central nervous system injury can be the result. This US flight attendant shows the devastating effects she experienced...
The presentation of the flight's first officer about the fume event of Jul 17th 2015 and facts, statistics and recommendations around fume events to APA (Allied Pilots Association) given on October 16th 2016 at the Board Directors' Fall meeting. The captain of this flight died on Sep 5th 2015, 50 days after the fume event, according to the family by a heart attack.
A passenger's personal pollution measuring devise shows clearly : contaminated cabin air.
The video below shows how at cruise level air pollution becomes harmful marking 034 for formaldehyde (HCHO) 0.229 mg / m3, for TVOC 1.046 mg / m3 and particulate matter (PM) at 2.5 001 ug / m3 during practically the whole cruise; air humidity is 29% and cosmic radiation 0.58 microsivert (flight close to Ecuador, January 2020) More videos here
TV, Radio & Testimonies
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ZEMBLA Toxic Cockpits 10th May 2013 Five years ago ZEMBLA revealed that the airline industry is facing a major problem: passengers and crew breathe in dangerous toxins caused by oil leaks in the engine.ITV News - |
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BBC Panorama - Something In The Air 11.Aug. 2014 Sixty Minutes - Toxic Flyer 03. 12. 2013 For some people, flying is an anxious white-knuckle ride as they carry a pressing fear that the aircraft will crash. But there's another risk that may be far greater, which affects us all. It's called Aerotoxic Syndrome and it's caused by breathing contaminated cabin air. © Reporter: Tara Brown Producer: Gareth Harvey BBC Inside Out Northwest investigates: Aerotoxic Syndrome 26 Feb 2014 Unfiltered Breathed In This award winning documentary film by Tim van Beveren is an independent investigative documentary film about the history and the impact of what has become known as the „Aerotoxic Syndrome“ over the past decades and which is termed by insiders as one of the aviation industry’s „dirty little secrets“.(to order click here) |
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Below films can be found on Vimeo Broken Wings The story of the British Aerospace BAe 146 and its crew. |
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Angel Without Wings
A remarkable investigative journey by former airline pilot Susan Michaelis in her quest to understand, document and educate others to the issues of contaminated air on commercial aircraft. |
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Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines
The film tells the ongoing story of what is the biggest cover up in aviation history. For 50 years, passengers and aircrew have been breathing in air drawn into the cabin and cockpit from the engines, even though it is known to be contaminated with neurotoxins, carcinogens and other hazardous chemicals. With unique access to the aviation industry, the film reveals the cover up and serious consequences of the cover up being exposed for flight safety and those who fly. |
