Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026

This bill creates a new federal law chapter on cabin air quality for commercial aircraft. It directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to propose rules requiring flight attendants, pilots, mechanics, and airport first responders to receive yearly training on responding to engine oil or hydraulic fluid smoke or fume events. Air carriers operating in the United States would have to install and operate onboard air quality detectors within 180 days, and the FAA would have to investigate reported events in which someone needed medical attention beyond first aid. The bill expands the existing fume event reporting system for pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics, and requires the FAA to publish quarterly statistics and a searchable public website of reported events with personal information removed. The law would not apply to rotorcraft.

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors