Category: Protective Breathing Equipment
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“How Was This Approved?” Accident Investigators Slam Flight Attendant Emergency Gear Over Shocking Failures
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in air accident, airline news, airline safety, Aviation Incidents, aviation safety, cabin crew, Cabin Safety, Collins Aerospace, Emergency Equipment, flight attendant, flight attendants, Flight Crew Training, fume event, inflight fire, PBE, Protective Breathing Equipment, Smoke Hoods, swiss, Swiss Air, TravelWritten by Mateusz Maszczynski @ PYOK Aviation accident investigators have published a highly critical report of two types of special firefighting hoods used by flight attendants at major international airlines around the world, slamming them for being difficult to use and prone to unacceptable damage. The hoods, properly known as Protective Breathing Equipment or PBE…