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Written question asked by Lord Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 May 2016. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 April 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Aircraft: Air Conditioning

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that airlines monitor the quality of cabin air.

Answer

Currently there is no evidence to suggest that continuous monitoring of aircraft cabin air would be worthwhile. The Government concluded in 2014, after a research programme on cabin air quality lasting for several years, that an international approach to any further research into the issue would be most appropriate. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has launched a programme of research into this issue in 2015.

In terms of monitoring individual events, the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Scheme (CAP382) ensures that an event that is considered by crew to be a “safety-related event which endangers or which, if not corrected or addressed, could endanger an aircraft, its occupants or any other person” is reported and investigated.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7764
Session
2015-16
Related items
Aircraft: Air Conditioning
Monday, 20 June 2016
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Air pollution Aircraft Monitoring Air conditioning
Link
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