Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines
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Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines is a 2007 British investigative documentary film
directed and produced by former airline captain Tristan Loraine on the subject of so-called aerotoxic syndrome
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According to Professor Bagshaw, the former Head Doctor at British Airways
, there have been no peer-reviewed recorded cases of neurological harm in humans following low-level exposure to the organophosphate tricresyl phosphate (TCP), which is used as a lubricant in jet engines.
According to Dr. S. Michaelis, Head of Research for the Global Cabin Air Quality Executive (GCAQE), doctors and consultants are reporting crew and passenger ill health as a consequence of exposure to contaminated air onboard commercial jet aircraft.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed and produced by former airline captain Tristan Loraine on the subject of so-called aerotoxic syndrome
Aerotoxic syndrome
Aerotoxic syndrome is a term describing the alleged short-term and long-term ill-health effects that are attributed to exposure to cabin air that has been contaminated with atomized engine oils and other chemicals. The documentary film Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines suggests the term was first...
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Plot
The documentary asserts that for nearly fifty years, airline passengers and crews have been supplied with unfiltered air to breathe taken directly from the engines, and shares how certain political advocacy groups have alleged that this air supply sometimes becomes contaminated with neurotoxins, carcinogens and other hazardous chemicals. The film investigates the supposed cover-up as well as alleged consequences for any passengers and crew that might have been exposed to such contaminates.GCAQE and Tristan Loraine
The film was used by the political advocacy group GCAQE in promoting allegations of a cover-up as a reason to call for a public inquiry in March 2008. Former British Airways Captain Tristan Loraine, the producer of the film, is co-chair of the GCAQE group. Captain Loraine had his Class 1 aviation medical suspended by the UK Civil Aviation Authority, in late 2006, after the CAA had reviewed over a dozen medical reports that all stated that Captain Loraine's health had been adversely affected from exposure to contaminated air onboard jet aircraft.Contrary Opinions
Ongoing research by the UK government has not found a link to long term health problems. The UK Parliament Select Committee on Science and Technology concludes that the concerns about significant risk to the health of airline passengers and crew are not substantiated.According to Professor Bagshaw, the former Head Doctor at British Airways
British Airways
British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
, there have been no peer-reviewed recorded cases of neurological harm in humans following low-level exposure to the organophosphate tricresyl phosphate (TCP), which is used as a lubricant in jet engines.
According to Dr. S. Michaelis, Head of Research for the Global Cabin Air Quality Executive (GCAQE), doctors and consultants are reporting crew and passenger ill health as a consequence of exposure to contaminated air onboard commercial jet aircraft.