
2023 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference Schedule
** 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
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
19:59-20:00
Day 1 Closing comments
Captain Tristan Loraine BCAi,
Conference Director
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
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
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
CONFERENCE ENDS