localizer

This needs to happen.

Unfortunately, implementing the changes that are necessary to fix this problem costs money; therefore, it is basically ignored.

Our health is left at risk for the sake of profits; this is the case in many industries.

queue

And it needs to be something that affects all the airlines equally. The FAA needs to be pressured into regulatory action along with congressmen and representatives. Airlines will simply fight this endlessly because if it's acknowledged, they will get sued by everyone. ALPA really needs to take legal action and perhaps sue the FAA for inaction.

Bahamasflyer

As someone who is about to start flying 121, can anyone recommend a particular doctor or lab where I could get baseline tests done, just in case some years later I'm exposed to such an event.

I live in the NE.

Thx guys

Big E 757

How often are one of your crew members hospitalized? If someone ends up on disability, does JB fight an OJI claim? I’m on the Airbus and luckily haven’t had a problem (DL) yet, but when I was on the 757, often when we shut an engine down taxiing in, I’d catch a whiff of unspent fuel. My allergies have gone haywire, compared to the days before I ever checked out in the 757/767. I just blamed all the mold, dust, and dead skin that must have accumulated in the environmental ducting for my allergies, but now I’m not so sure.

I’ve also noticed as I’ve gotten older, I’m much more tired when I get home from a trip. Absolutely exhausted after a 4 day trip, and it takes at least a full day to get motivated to get anything done at home, but after 2 days, I’m pretty much back to my normal self, no matter how easy or hard the 4 day trip was. This could very well be age. I’m 48 now and I know I’ve slowed down from when I was 30-35. But if there is something insidious that’s causing this, well, it’s scary to think about.

Beer30

I think many pilots are affected by this just some more than others mainly depending on genetics and secondly luck of the draw on fume events and severity of them. Pilots are gambling with their health everyday.

I saw a study saying pilots had an overall lower rate of cancer than the general population but higher than normal rates of skin cancer (for obvious reasons) and lymphoma and leukemia. I wonder if organophosphate fumes could play a role. It would also be interesting to compare pilots rates of cancer to other professional groups instead of general population.

I think the medical community looks at organophosphate injuries as a 3rd world problem from pesticides that are either illegal or tightly controlled in our country.

ALPA needs to do more on this, are they afraid of scaring the general public out of flying?

Bluedriver

Delta uses a different engine on their A320s, which in my opinion is much less fume-prone.

jamesholzhauer

Congressional inquiry about fumes to JetBlue prompted by TWU

SaintNick

Wow the last part is great! Odor events being the new term is a disingenuous term of the safety value of jetBlue. Dang.

localizer

About time! Our health is at risk! We need to get Alpa involved too.

jamesholzhauer

They refuse to do anything meaningful. They don’t want to rock the boat.