Richard “Dick” Blumenthal the senior United States Senator from Connecticut moves an amendment to improve the safety of air supply on commercial aircraft.
His amendment to title 49 of the United States Code regarding authorisation of appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeks funding to include under Section 2315 Aircraft Air Quality the following:
Educational […]
A recent report published by the World Health Organisation states that Aircraft air supplies contaminated by pyrolysed engine oil and other aircraft fluids can reasonably be linked to acute and chronic symptoms, findings and diagnoses, thus establishing causation.
The aim of the study was to undertake an in-depth investigation of aircrew involved in suspected aircraft contaminated air […]
even flight attendants were taken to hospital complaining of headaches caused by “odours in the cabin” on an American Airlines aircraft.
The crew on flight 1896, which landed safely in Orlando on Monday night, were said to have been involved in what are known as fume events. Seven staff were hospitalised, but none of the 89 […]
British Airways flight attendants on board an Airbus A380 “superjumbo” vomited, became “spaced out” and had to use emergency oxygen after suspected “toxic fumes” were detected in the cabin during a long-haul flight, a leaked internal report reveals.
At least one crew member became so ill that he curled up on the floor and put a […]
Accountants, bankers, lawyers and other advisers who enable offshore tax evasion face tough new sanctions from 1 January 2017.
The new powers will see individuals or corporates who take deliberate action to help others evade paying tax face fines of up to 100 per cent of the tax they helped evade or £3,000, whichever is highest.
On […]
Anyone who dares to say anything even remotely critical about the financial revolution of crowdfunding risks being labelled as an unpatriotic, cynical envoy of the big banks.
Celebrity investors from London’s Silicon Roundabout tech hub have been backed up by endless government ministers in asserting that “alternative finance” holds the key to the future of our economy.
Using these systems, ordinary […]
A former British Airways flight attendant claims her health collapsed after she was “poisoned” by fumes while working on aircraft, as it emerged that four UK airlines are being sued by 74 cabin crew who say they were exposed to contaminated air.
Trudie Dadd, 56, says she suffered “unbelievable fatigue”, memory and stomach problems, confusion, and […]
A senior figure in the EIS community is warning advisers that they should start their EIS
‘season’ early, way before the traditional period of January to the end of the tax year.
CEO of Kuber Ventures Dermot Campbell says that advisers should start looking at their
client’s EIS needs next month if they want to avoid any problems […]
British Films like Skyfall, Slumdog Millionaire, The Woman In Black and The King’s Speech were international hits – putting them in the minority.
Just 7% of films made in the UK turn a profit, according to recent figures revealed by the BFI. The statistics relate to more than 600 British films released in cinemas between 2003-2010. They showed that […]
