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2023 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference Schedule

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** All times are London time - GMT+1 **

1500 to 2000 UK Local time

10am to 3pm EST

* Subject to change - please check back before the conference starts *

 

 

DAY ONE - Tuesday 27 June 2023

 

SESSION ONE: Introductions and the history of the issue

 

15:00-15:07

Conference introduction

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi

Conference Director

 

15:08-15:15

Contaminated air - A passenger's perspective

Short Film

 

15:16-15:40

History of AFA’s work to address toxic fumes on aircraft

Ms. Sara Nelson

International President

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO

 

15:41-16:00

Contaminated air - The perspective of an air accident investigator

Olivier de Sybourg

Investigator

Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board  (STSB)

(Filmed interview)

 

16:01-16:06

Comfort Break

 

SESSION TWO: The cabin environment

 

16:07-16:12

The Aircraft Cabin - A Unique Environment - Session Introduction   

TBC

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16:13-16:18

BASF

BASF Film 2

 

16:19-16:35

Experimental Study of Aerosol Dispersion in a Long-Range Aircraft Cabin Mock-Up

Tobias Dehne

German Aerospace Center (DLR), 

Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, 

Germany

 

16:36-17:01

Aircraft Humidity Control Systems

Ola Häggfeldt

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

CTT Systems AB, 

Sweden

 

17:02-17:22  

Discussion and Q&A

 

17:23-17:28

Comfort Break

 

SESSION THREE: Operational aspects

 

17:29-17:33

Pall Promo Film

 

17:34-17:44

GCAQE global 'Clean Air Campaign'

gcaqe.org/cleanair

GCAQE

Short Film

 

17:45-18:20  

American 965 - A closer look

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi

Conference Director

 

18:21-18:41

Fume Event Reporting among German Airline Crews - Knowledge and Demands   

Ms. Ekaterini Bary-Schüller

 

18:42-19:07

Cabin Air Quality - A European perspective

Dr. Susan Michaelis

Michaelis Aviation Consulting

 

19:08-19:24

ITF / ETF  perspective of contaminated air

Mr. Eoin Coates

European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF)

 

19:25-19:45

Politics of Contaminated Air

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

Green peer - UK House of Lords

 

19:46-19:59

Discussion and Q&A 

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19:59-20:00

Day 1 Closing comments        

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi,

Conference Director

 

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DAY TWO - Wednesday 28 June 2023

 

SESSION FOUR: Global and legal perspectives

 

15:00-15:02

Day 2 conference introduction

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi,

Conference Director

 

15:03-15:09

Under reporting and GCARS

GCARS

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi and a short film

 

15:10-15:46

Toxic Cabin Air Litigation in the United States

Zoe Littlepage

Littlepage Booth & Athea Trial Lawyers

 

15:47-16:00

Discussion and Q&A

 

16:01-16:06

Comfort Break

 

SESSION FIVE: Synthetic engine oils and hydraulic fluids

 

16:07-16:28

Lubricating oils for aviation gas turbine engines

Mr. Jean Szydywar

Synthetic lubricating oil subject matter expert

 

16:29-16:59

The need for less hazardous turbine oils

TBC

 

17:00-17:13

Discussion and Q&A

 

17:14-17:19

Comfort Break

 

SESSION SIX: The Cabin Air & Safety Act

 

17:20-17:22

Session 6 introduction

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi,

Conference Director

 

17:23-17:50

“The Cabin Air Safety Act”

US Senator Richard Blumenthal

 

17:51-18:10

Discussion and Q&A

 

18:11-18:16

Comfort Break

 

SESSION SEVEN: Air monitoring and measuring

 

18:17-18:23  

BASF Film 2

 

18:24-18:54 

Recent Research in Bleed Air Contamination Detection

Richard Fox, Ph.D.

Aircraft Environment Solutions

Byron Jones, P.E., Ph.D.

Kansas State University

 

18:55-19:25

Air Measuring Technologies

Mr. Juha Kaartinen

Managing Director

Pegasor Oy

 

19:26-19:45 

TBC

TBC

 

19:46-19:58

Discussion and Q&A   

 

19:59-20:00

Day 2 Conference closing comment   

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi,

Conference Director

 

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DAY THREE - Thursday 29 June 2023 

 

SESSION EIGHT: Safety analysis and biomarkers of exposure

 

15:00-15:03

Day 4 conference introduction

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi, Conference Director

 

15:04-15:24

A 26 year perspective

Dr. Susan Michaelis BCA(hon)

Michaelis Aviation Consulting

 

15:25-15:50

Have You Been Exposed to Aircraft Engine Oil? - Biomarkers of Exposure

Professor Clement Furlong

Professor of Medicine and Genome Sciences

University of Washington

 

15:51-16:05

Discussion and Q&A

 

16:06-16:10

Comfort Break

 

SESSION NINE: Medical aspects of contaminated air

 

16:11-16:24

Treating people with Aerotoxic Syndrome

Dr. Mariano Bueno Cortés
Director Médico
Biosalud Day Hospital

 

16:25-16:40

Losing my pilot medical certificate

Captain Bruce Bellamy

Airbus Captain

 

16:41-17:05

Aerotoxic Syndrome Case Series and Survey, as Reported by the Georgia Poison Center 

Stephanie Hon

PharmD, DABAT, FAACT

George F. Bachman

RPh, MSPS, CSPI

Georgia Poison Center

 

17:06-17:41

Aircraft fume events: A narrative review and medical protocol for the investigation of aircrew and passengers exposed to aircraft contaminated air and the health consequences of exposure.

Practical guideline prepared by the International Fume Events Task Force

Dr. Jonathan Burdon

AM, MBBS, MD, FRACP

Consultant Respiratory Physician

 

17:42-17:54

Discussion and Q&A

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17:55-17:59

Comfort Break

 

SESSION TEN: Filtration solutions

 

18:05-18:19

Advanced Technology Filtration For A Better Crew And Passenger Experience

Mr. David Conrad

Vice President, Business Development

PTI Technologies

 

18:20-18:49  

BASF Ozone-VOC Converters: Next Generation Technology in Cabin Air Quality

Mr. Chris DiPaolo

Global Marketing Manager – Aerospace

 

18:50-19:19    

To solve or not to solve: The art of delay.      

Ms. Judith Anderson

Industrial Hygienist, AFA-CWA

 

19:20-19:49

Discussion and Q&A

 

19:50-20:00    

Conference closing comments

Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi,

Conference Director

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CONFERENCE ENDS

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