Fume Events and the Dreamliner (jet)

[PacoMartin]

New health concerns - and cancer link - over toxic cabin air breathed by 3.5 billion passengers each year
Periodic concerns and lawsuits over so called "fume events" emerge every few events. Last year's WHO report elevated it to an international level.

You simply can't avoid "bleed air" if you fly, as the only jet that doesn't use bleed air is the Dreamliner. If you are flying a Dreamliner on a domestic carrier for the most part if you are probably going to Asia or Oceania.

While Delta has eschewed the Dreamliner, the airframe has been bought by most of the european airlines and many routes are to the USA.

Could you ever start to choose routes based on Dreamliners? Could you imagine a scenario where a significant number of flyers will choose routes operated by Dreamliners?


AA has 7 unfilled orders for Dreamliners, and US has 15 unfilled orders.

Routes to Europe are italicized

American Airlines
Chicago O’Hare ORD – BCN Barcelona (Commenced)
Chicago O’Hare ORD – LHR London Heathrow (Commenced)
Chicago O’Hare ORD – CDG Paris (Commenced) (-8)
Chicago O’Hare ORD – FCO Rome Fiumicino – Operates 24 March – 3 April 2018
Chicago O’Hare ORD – MAN Manchester – Starts 24 March 2018
Chicago O’Hare ORD – VCE Venice – Resumes 4 May 2018
Chicago O’Hare ORD – PEK Beijing Capital (Commenced)
Chicago O’Hare ORD – PVG Shanghai Pudong (Commenced)
Chicago O’Hare ORD – NRT Tokyo Narita (Commenced)
Chicago O’Hare ORD – DFW Dallas Ft Worth (Commenced)
Chicago O’Hare ORD – LAX Los Angeles (Commenced)

Dallas Ft Worth DFW – MAD Madrid (Commenced) (787-9) Ends 25 March 2018
Dallas Ft Worth DFW – CDG Paris (Commenced) (787-9) Ends 3 April 2018
Dallas Ft Worth DFW – EZE Buenos Aires (Commenced)
Dallas Ft Worth DFW – SCL Santiago de Chile (Commenced)
Dallas Ft Worth DFW – PEK Beijing (Commenced)
Dallas Ft Worth DFW – ICN Seoul Incheon (Commenced) (787-9)
Dallas Ft Worth DFW – PVG Shanghai Pudong (Commenced)
Dallas Ft Worth DFW – LAX Los Angeles (Commenced)

Los Angeles LAX – AKL Auckland (Commenced) Ends 24 March 2018
Los Angeles LAX – PEK Beijing Capitol (Commenced)
Los Angeles LAX – GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos (Commenced)
Los Angeles LAX – SYD Sydney (Commenced)
Los Angeles LAX – HND Tokyo Haneda (Commenced)
Los Angeles LAX – NRT Tokyo Narita (Commenced)


United Airlines
Denver DEN – LHR London Heathrow – Operates 24 March – 28 October 2018
Denver DEN – NRT Tokyo Narita (Commenced)
Denver DEN – IAD Washington Dulles (Commenced)

Houston IAH – SYD Sydney (Commenced) (787-9)

Los Angeles LAX – LHR London Heathrow (Commenced) (787-9)
Los Angeles LAX – MEL Melbourne (Commenced) (787-9)
Los Angeles LAX – NRT Tokyo Narita (Commenced) (787-9)
Los Angeles LAX – PVG Shanghai (Commenced) (787-9)
Los Angeles LAX – SIN Singapore Changi (Commenced) (787-9)
Los Angeles LAX – SYD Sydney (Commenced)

San Francisco SFO – FRA Frankfurt – Operates 24 May – 3 September 2018
San Francisco SFO – CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle (Commenced) Except 23 April-27 October 2018
San Francisco SFO – ZRH Zurich – Operates 7 June – 26 October 2018
San Francisco SFO – CTU Chengdu (Commenced)
San Francisco SFO – KIX Osaka (Commenced)
San Francisco SFO – PPT Papeete Fa’a’a – Operates 30 October 2018-28 March 2019
San Francisco SFO – ICN Seoul Incheon (Commenced)
San Francisco SFO – PVG Shanghai Pu Dong (Commenced)
San Francisco SFO – SIN Singapore (Commenced) (787-9)
San Francisco SFO – SYD Sydney (Commenced)
San Francisco SFO – TLV Tel Aviv (Commenced) Ends 23 May 2018
San Francisco SFO – HND Tokyo Haneda (Commenced) (787-9)
San Francisco SFO – IAH Houston (Commenced) (787-9)

Washington Dulles IAD – LHR London Heathrow (Commenced)
Washington Dulles IAD – CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle (Commenced) Except 23 April-26 October 2018
Washington Dulles IAD – ZRH Zurich – Starts 24 March 2018
Washington Dulles IAD – PEK Beijing Capital (Commenced)
Washington Dulles IAD – GRU Sao Paulo Guarulhos (Commenced)