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Michaelis was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], and attended Lauriston Girls School. In 1986, she received her Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from the Chisholm Institute of Technology before moving on to train as an airline pilot.
Michaelis was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], and attended Lauriston Girls School. In 1986, she received her Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from the Chisholm Institute of Technology before moving on to train as an airline pilot.


Michaelis obtained a Ph.D. in Safety Science in 2010 from the [[University of New South Wales]] (UNSW).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=UNS Works|url=https://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=UNSWORKS&docid=unsworks_9223&context=L|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Her thesis addressed health and flight safety implications of exposure to aircraft contaminated air.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Contaminated aircraft cabin air|url=http://www.itcoba.net/24MI11A.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
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In 1987, she was awarded the [[Civil Aviation Safety Authority]] Sir Donald Anderson Trophy for Academic Merit when she qualified as a commercial pilot.


In 2016, she qualified as an air accident investigator and obtained an MSc at [[Cranfield University]] in ‘Air Safety and Accident Investigation’.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Learmount|first=David|title=Cranfield University|url=https://davidlearmount.com/tag/cranfield-university/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Learmount.com|language=en}}</ref> Her thesis addressed how oil leaks past seals in turbine engines.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF CLEAN AIR IN CREW AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS USING THE AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR SYSTEM|url=https://1d223eac-9f87-4fb4-8ca7-7fec67969181.filesusr.com/ugd/3e3e4e_c7faf9788a05427a9611cb2000c2c2eb.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Michaelis holds a Ph.D. in Safety Science from the [[University of New South Wales]] (UNSW).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=UNS Works|url=https://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=UNSWORKS&docid=unsworks_9223&context=L|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Her thesis addressed health and flight safety implications of exposure to aircraft contaminated air.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Contaminated aircraft cabin air|url=http://www.itcoba.net/24MI11A.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
In 2016, she qualified as an air accident investigator and obtained an MSc at [[Cranfield University]] in ‘Air Safety and Accident Investigation’.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Learmount|first=David|title=Cranfield University|url=https://davidlearmount.com/tag/cranfield-university/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Learmount.com|language=en}}</ref> Her thesis addressed how oil leaks past seals in turbine engines.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF CLEAN AIR IN CREW AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS USING THE AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR SYSTEM|url=https://1d223eac-9f87-4fb4-8ca7-7fec67969181.filesusr.com/ugd/3e3e4e_c7faf9788a05427a9611cb2000c2c2eb.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


Dr. Michaelis also holds [[National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health]] (NEBOSH) and COSHH qualifications in health and safety and the use of hazardous substances.
Dr. Michaelis also holds [[National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health]] (NEBOSH) and COSHH qualifications in health and safety and the use of hazardous substances.


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In 1999, along with [[Ansett Australia Airlines]] flight attendant, Judy Cullinane, she helped initiate the 1999 Australian Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiry into contaminated air on aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|last=corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House|first=Canberra|title=Report into Air Safety and Cabin Air Quality in the BAe 146 Aircraft|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Rural_and_Regional_Affairs_and_Transport/Completed_inquiries/1999-02/bae/index|access-date=2020-11-19|website=www.aph.gov.au|language=en-AU}}</ref>
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== Career ==
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Michaelis initially worked as a flight instructor at Southern Air Services at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne before working in the Northern Territory flying single and multi-crew commercial flights across the top end of Australia for Air North and Lloyd Aviation.


Michaelis has completed two half Ironman triathlon events.
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In 1991, she joined Eastern Australia Airlines (became Qantaslink), and was the first officer on a British Aerospace Jetstream 31 flight from Sydney to Newcastle that later became the first all-female-crewed flight for the QANTAS Airways Group.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Is cabin air making us sick?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/759562/Is-cabin-air-making-us-sick.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Flying Sheilas|url=https://vimeo.com/ondemand/flyingsheilas|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


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== Career as a pilot ==
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In 1994, she began flying the British Aerospace BAe 146 until 1997, when Dr. Michaelis retired due to ill health after repeated exposure to contaminated air on the aircraft she flew.
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Michaelis initially worked as a flight instructor at Southern Air Services at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne before working in the Northern Territory flying single and multi-crew commercial flights across the top end of Australia for Air North and Lloyd Aviation on twin [[Cessna]] and [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante]] aircraft.


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In 1991, she joined Eastern Australia Airlines (became Qantaslink), and was the first officer on a [[British Aerospace Jetstream]] 31 flight from Sydney to Newcastle that later became the first all-female-crewed flight for the QANTAS Airways Group.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Is cabin air making us sick?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/759562/Is-cabin-air-making-us-sick.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Flying Sheilas|url=https://vimeo.com/ondemand/flyingsheilas|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
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In 1999, along with [[Ansett Australia Airlines]] flight attendant, Judy Cullinane, she helped initiate the 1999 Australian Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiry into contaminated air on aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|last=corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House|first=Canberra|title=Report into Air Safety and Cabin Air Quality in the BAe 146 Aircraft|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Rural_and_Regional_Affairs_and_Transport/Completed_inquiries/1999-02/bae/index|access-date=2020-11-19|website=www.aph.gov.au|language=en-AU}}</ref>


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In 1994, she began flying the [[British Aerospace BAe 146]] until 1997, when Dr. Michaelis retired due to ill health after repeated exposure to contaminated air on the aircraft she flew.

== Career as a researcher ==
In 2006, she was appointed Head of Research for the not-for-profit Global Cabin Air Quality Executive (GCAQE)<ref>{{Cite web|last=BENNSMay 30|first=MATTHEW|last2=Telegraph|first2=2014-3:18PMThe Daily|date=2014-05-30|title=Something deadly in the aircraft|url=https://dailytelegraph.com.au/news/something-deadly-in-the-air-shocking-video-emerges-of-passenger-exposed-to-toxic-fumes-on-flight/news-story/7c092546d73fda5d6c1407e19680a1e5|access-date=2020-11-19|website=dailytelegraph|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=GCAQE Structure|url=https://www.gcaqe.org/structure|access-date=2020-11-19|website=GCAQE|language=en}}</ref> and published in 2007, the ‘Aviation Contaminated Air Reference Manual’.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Aviation Contaminated Air Reference Manual|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Aviation_Contaminated_Air_Reference_Manu.html?id=SNgeAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ICOH Report on Scientific Committees|url=http://www.icohweb.org/site/multimedia/scientific_committees/pdf/BD2%20SCs%20Triennium%20Report%20Final.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
In 2006, she was appointed Head of Research for the not-for-profit Global Cabin Air Quality Executive (GCAQE)<ref>{{Cite web|last=BENNSMay 30|first=MATTHEW|last2=Telegraph|first2=2014-3:18PMThe Daily|date=2014-05-30|title=Something deadly in the aircraft|url=https://dailytelegraph.com.au/news/something-deadly-in-the-air-shocking-video-emerges-of-passenger-exposed-to-toxic-fumes-on-flight/news-story/7c092546d73fda5d6c1407e19680a1e5|access-date=2020-11-19|website=dailytelegraph|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=GCAQE Structure|url=https://www.gcaqe.org/structure|access-date=2020-11-19|website=GCAQE|language=en}}</ref> and published in 2007, the ‘Aviation Contaminated Air Reference Manual’.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Aviation Contaminated Air Reference Manual|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Aviation_Contaminated_Air_Reference_Manu.html?id=SNgeAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ICOH Report on Scientific Committees|url=http://www.icohweb.org/site/multimedia/scientific_committees/pdf/BD2%20SCs%20Triennium%20Report%20Final.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


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Dr. Michaelis sits on numerous committees dealing with the topic of contaminated air such as the [[European European Committee for Standardization]] (CEN) Committee TC436, [[SAE International]] SAE-E31, and AC-9 committees.
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In 2018, she was awarded the Global Cabin Air Quality Executive annual ‘Flight Safety Award’.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=GCAQE Flight Safety|url=https://www.gcaqe.org/flightsafety|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

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Dr. Michaelis sits on numerous committees dealing with the topic of contaminated air such as the [[European European Committee for Standardization]] (CEN) Committee TC436, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE-E31, and AC-9 committees.


She is regularly asked to speak at international conferences on the topic of aircraft contaminated air, <ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fluid Sealing 2020|url=https://www.eventsforce.net/bhr/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=48086&eventID=131&traceRedir=2|access-date=2020-11-19|website=www.eventsforce.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ISABE 2019|url=https://2019.isabe.org/content/uploads/ISABE2019_Technical_Program.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> and has published many peer-reviewed papers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=AEROTOXIC SYNDROME: A NEW OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE?|url=https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/341533/5_OriginalResearch_AerotoxicSyndrom_ENG.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-20|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2021 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference|url=https://www.aircraftcabinair.com/speakers|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-20|website=}}</ref>
She is regularly asked to speak at international conferences on the topic of aircraft contaminated air, <ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fluid Sealing 2020|url=https://www.eventsforce.net/bhr/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=48086&eventID=131&traceRedir=2|access-date=2020-11-19|website=www.eventsforce.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ISABE 2019|url=https://2019.isabe.org/content/uploads/ISABE2019_Technical_Program.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> and has published many peer-reviewed papers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=AEROTOXIC SYNDROME: A NEW OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE?|url=https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/341533/5_OriginalResearch_AerotoxicSyndrom_ENG.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-20|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2021 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference|url=https://www.aircraftcabinair.com/speakers|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-20|website=}}</ref>
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Dr. Michaelis is featured in three documentaries called, ‘Flying Sheilas’ (2007)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flying Sheilas|url=https://www.factnotfictionfilms.com/flyingsheilas|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.factnotfictionfilms.com}}</ref>, ‘Angel without Wings’ (2010)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Angel Without Wings|url=https://www.factnotfictionfilms.com/angelwithoutwings|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.factnotfictionfilms.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Angel Without Wings - Vimeo - Video on Demand|url=https://vimeo.com/ondemand/angelwithoutwings|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-20|website=}}</ref>, and ‘Broken Wings’ (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Broken Wings|url=https://www.factnotfictionfilms.com/brokenwings|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.factnotfictionfilms.com}}</ref>
Dr. Michaelis is featured in three documentaries called, ‘Flying Sheilas’ (2007)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flying Sheilas|url=https://www.factnotfictionfilms.com/flyingsheilas|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.factnotfictionfilms.com}}</ref>, ‘Angel without Wings’ (2010)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Angel Without Wings|url=https://www.factnotfictionfilms.com/angelwithoutwings|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.factnotfictionfilms.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Angel Without Wings - Vimeo - Video on Demand|url=https://vimeo.com/ondemand/angelwithoutwings|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-20|website=}}</ref>, and ‘Broken Wings’ (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Broken Wings|url=https://www.factnotfictionfilms.com/brokenwings|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.factnotfictionfilms.com}}</ref>

== Awards ==
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In 1987, she was awarded the [[Civil Aviation Safety Authority]] Sir Donald Anderson Trophy for Academic Merit when she qualified as a commercial pilot.

In 2017, she was awarded the [[Cranfield University]] Course Director's Prize for her work on her MSc 'Implementation Of The Requirements For The Provision Of Clean Air In Crew And Passenger Compartments Using The Aircraft Bleed Air System.'

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In 2018, she was awarded the Global Cabin Air Quality Executive annual ‘Flight Safety Award’.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=GCAQE Flight Safety|url=https://www.gcaqe.org/flightsafety|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 11:54, 22 December 2020

Susan Michaelis is a former Australian flight instructor and airline transport (ATPL) pilot.[1] She is also a researcher[2] working on the issue of contaminated air on aircraft and the health effects of exposure to heated jet engine oils and hydraulic fluids known to contaminate the breathing air supply on aircraft, often called Aerotoxic Syndrome.[3] She is a part of the University of Stirling’s Occupational and Environmental Health Research group.[4][5][6][7][8]

Early Life and Education

Michaelis was born in Melbourne, Australia, and attended Lauriston Girls School. In 1986, she received her Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from the Chisholm Institute of Technology before moving on to train as an airline pilot.

Michaelis obtained a Ph.D. in Safety Science in 2010 from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).[9] Her thesis addressed health and flight safety implications of exposure to aircraft contaminated air.[10]

In 2016, she qualified as an air accident investigator and obtained an MSc at Cranfield University in ‘Air Safety and Accident Investigation’.[11] Her thesis addressed how oil leaks past seals in turbine engines.[12]

Dr. Michaelis also holds National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) and COSHH qualifications in health and safety and the use of hazardous substances.

In 1999, along with Ansett Australia Airlines flight attendant, Judy Cullinane, she helped initiate the 1999 Australian Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiry into contaminated air on aircraft.[13]

Michaelis has completed two half Ironman triathlon events.

Career as a pilot

Michaelis initially worked as a flight instructor at Southern Air Services at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne before working in the Northern Territory flying single and multi-crew commercial flights across the top end of Australia for Air North and Lloyd Aviation on twin Cessna and Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft.

In 1991, she joined Eastern Australia Airlines (became Qantaslink), and was the first officer on a British Aerospace Jetstream 31 flight from Sydney to Newcastle that later became the first all-female-crewed flight for the QANTAS Airways Group.[14][15]

In 1994, she began flying the British Aerospace BAe 146 until 1997, when Dr. Michaelis retired due to ill health after repeated exposure to contaminated air on the aircraft she flew.

Career as a researcher

In 2006, she was appointed Head of Research for the not-for-profit Global Cabin Air Quality Executive (GCAQE)[16][17] and published in 2007, the ‘Aviation Contaminated Air Reference Manual’.[18][19]

Dr. Michaelis sits on numerous committees dealing with the topic of contaminated air such as the European European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Committee TC436, SAE International SAE-E31, and AC-9 committees.

She is regularly asked to speak at international conferences on the topic of aircraft contaminated air, [19][20][21] and has published many peer-reviewed papers.[4][22][23]

She is also a member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).

Dr. Michaelis is featured in three documentaries called, ‘Flying Sheilas’ (2007)[24], ‘Angel without Wings’ (2010)[25][26], and ‘Broken Wings’ (2011).[27]

Awards

In 1987, she was awarded the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Sir Donald Anderson Trophy for Academic Merit when she qualified as a commercial pilot.

In 2017, she was awarded the Cranfield University Course Director's Prize for her work on her MSc 'Implementation Of The Requirements For The Provision Of Clean Air In Crew And Passenger Compartments Using The Aircraft Bleed Air System.'

In 2018, she was awarded the Global Cabin Air Quality Executive annual ‘Flight Safety Award’.[28]

References

  1. ^ Leahy, Kate (2017-08-19). "'There are hundreds of sick crew': is toxic air on planes making frequent flyers ill?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  2. ^ "Susan Michaelis".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Original research". www.euro.who.int. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  4. ^ a b "About | Michaelis Aviation Consulting". Michaelis Aviation C. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  5. ^ "Contaminated Cabins" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "CONTAMINATED AIR ON FLIGHTS CAN LEAD TO LONG-TERM SICKNESS AND AIRLINES ARE IGNORING THE PROBLEM, STUDY CLAIMS".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Former pilot says contaminated air on planes is 'like breathing car exhaust fumes'". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  8. ^ "Flights can make aircrew sick, Stirling study suggests | About". University of Stirling. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  9. ^ "UNS Works".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Contaminated aircraft cabin air" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Learmount, David. "Cranfield University". Learmount.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  12. ^ "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF CLEAN AIR IN CREW AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS USING THE AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR SYSTEM" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House, Canberra. "Report into Air Safety and Cabin Air Quality in the BAe 146 Aircraft". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Is cabin air making us sick?".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Flying Sheilas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ BENNSMay 30, MATTHEW; Telegraph, 2014-3:18PMThe Daily (2014-05-30). "Something deadly in the aircraft". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 2020-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "GCAQE Structure". GCAQE. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  18. ^ "Aviation Contaminated Air Reference Manual".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ a b "ICOH Report on Scientific Committees" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Fluid Sealing 2020". www.eventsforce.net. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  21. ^ "ISABE 2019" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "AEROTOXIC SYNDROME: A NEW OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE?" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "2021 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference". Retrieved 2020-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ "Flying Sheilas". www.factnotfictionfilms.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  25. ^ "Angel Without Wings". www.factnotfictionfilms.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  26. ^ "Angel Without Wings - Vimeo - Video on Demand". Retrieved 2020-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ "Broken Wings". www.factnotfictionfilms.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  28. ^ "GCAQE Flight Safety".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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