Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026

This bill creates a new federal law chapter on air quality inside commercial airplanes. It requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to propose a rule for yearly training of flight attendants, pilots, mechanics, and airport emergency responders on how to respond to engine oil or hydraulic fluid smoke and fume events. Airlines operating in the United States would have to install and run onboard air quality detectors that monitor the air supply and alert the flight deck. Pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics would report fume events to an FAA system, the FAA would have to investigate events where people needed medical care beyond first aid, and the FAA would post event data on a public website with personal information removed. The bill does not apply to helicopters and other rotorcraft.

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Sponsors

• John Garamendi Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors