NEMA From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2006, 379 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 488 times:
There will be an interesting documentary for UK viewers on the BBC next monday 21st April with a toxicologist testing air samples from various flights.
There have been suggestions for years that some airlines dont provide us with the best air conditioning, often due to costs and, i for one would specially agree that particularly on long haul flights airlines should provide clean air for us to breathe at whatever cost.
There will be some interesting stories from both passengers who have become ill and Pilots who have passed out at the controls, apparently made ill by toxic fumes.
Any a.net members had any ill feeling on flights? My experience on some long haul journeys has been more towards the lack of cool air made available from the booster vent, at times the blower is working but the air its blowing is warm. Having said that, it isnt surprising that such large numbers of people in an enclosed area could easily pass on germs in the air.
Dazbo5 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2005, 597 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (4 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 469 times:
I bet the quality of air while sat at the traffic lights in a congested city will show far greater levels of pollution than the air on aircraft! I've seen many reports suggesting contaminated air and many quashing the claims. If the aircraft is well maintained as per Boeing, Airbus, Embraer etc etc specifications, I see no problem. I can't say I've ever experienced any problems inflight that I would put down to airquality. I've had an odd sore throat or cold but it's difficult to attribute it to the air quality when you're around that many people. The dryness of the air can be a problem but that's just part of flying. I'll be watching, should be interesting but I'd take the claims with a pinch of salt. When you consider the volume of passengers flying on a daily basis, if there was a serious problem I'm sure things would have come to light well before now.
Darren
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NEMA From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2006, 379 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (4 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 457 times:
Quoting Dazbo5 (Reply 1): When you consider the volume of passengers flying on a daily basis, if there was a serious problem I'm sure things would have come to light well before now.
I agree on this point Darren although i have seen similar speculative programs before on this subject. I reckon that long haul would be a more interesting area to study than shorter domestic routes.
There isnt really a dark side to the moon, as a matter of fact its all dark!
DeltaWings From Switzerland, joined Aug 2004, 1249 posts, RR: 15 Reply 3, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 345 times:
I just found out about this lingering problem too. Does anyone know, whether any airline has actually taken actions on their 757s http://www.pprune.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-146733.html
(the a/c, which seems to have the most reporting on by pilots), and installed filters?
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ACW367 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2007, 136 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 249 times:
Quoting Dazbo5 (Reply 1): I bet the quality of air while sat at the traffic lights in a congested city will show far greater levels of pollution than the air on aircraft
The Government agrees with you. However it has agreed to do further testing.
Ikramerica From United States, joined May 2005, 15053 posts, RR: 45 Reply 6, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 246 times:
air in buildings is also likely less healthy. air in aircraft is exchanged with outside air at a much higher rate than in buildings, and air goes through the system filters at a greater rate as well.
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
DeltaWings From Switzerland, joined Aug 2004, 1249 posts, RR: 15 Reply 8, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 207 times:
Why not just fit filters to aircraft?
DfT has discussed this with a major filter manufacturer who said that, to produce an effective filtration system, they would first need to know what particular substance had to be filtered out.
That is why it is logical to analyse cabin air first, to identify what remedy might be needed.
many reportings already have stated, that this smell is caused by tricresyl phosphate (TCP) - C21H21O4P
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