Prof. Dr. Dieter Scholz, MSME - Hamburg Univ. Applied Sciences, Aircraft Design Systems Group AERO

Prof. Alexandra Antunes - Instituto Superior Técnico

Dr. Nuno Alemãn Serrano - Hosp. Stª. Maria; Faculdade Medicina Univ. Lisboa

Dr. Marta Carvalho - Faculdade Medicina Univ. Lisboa

Dr. Madalena Lomelino - Faculdade Medicina Univ. Lisboa

Dr. João Simões - Faculdade Medicina Univ. Lisboa

Dr. Catarina Pais Monteiro - Faculdade Medicina Univ. Lisboa

Capt. Eric Bailet - AVSA:  Association des Victimes du Syndrome Aérotoxique

Eng. Bernardo Lourenço - ANAC

Eng. António Nery - ANAC

Engr. José Eduardo Moreira - TAP Air Portugal Maintenance & Engineering

ConfCAQ 2026 - Conference on Cabin Air Quality

SPAC - Sindicato dos Pilotos da Aviação Civil

International Conference on Cabin Air Quality in Commercial Aircraft.  Operational, Technical, Medical and Scientific knowledge sharing.

Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa

For more detalis, check:<a href="https://www.fumes.pt/confcaq/" title="https://www.fumes.pt/confcaq/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.fumes.pt/confcaq/</a> Conference aimed at:<ul><li>Pilots, Crew Members, Maintenance Technicians and other Civil Aviation stakeholders;</li><li>Doctors, Pharmacists, Clinical Analysis Technicians and other health professionals;</li><li>Aeronautical Engineers, Chemical Engineers and Toxicologists;</li><li>Occupational Safety and Health Technicians;</li><li>State Authorities and Agencies related to Civil Aviation, Health and Working Conditions.</li></ul> Raising awareness among the technical and scientific community, as well as the general public, about the CAQ problem. Identification of causes, consequences and mitigations. Specific objectives:<ul><li>Global awareness of the importance of the topic.</li><li>Identification of causes. Technical framing in terms of aircraft manufacturing and maintenance.</li><li>Impacts on cabin air quality in commercial aircraft.</li><li>Impacts on the health of exposed individuals.</li><li>Legal impacts.</li><li>Framing the national reality.</li><li>Discussion on possible mitigations and solutions.</li></ul>

Agenda

Please allow some time to check-in at the conference, taking the opportunity for networking and coffee.

Registration, Coffee and Networking

Opening Speech by SPAC President

"Aircraft Cabin Air Contamination Events – An Engineering View" || Prof. Dr. Dieter Scholz, MSME, is with the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Aircraft Design and Systems Group (AERO).

Session 1 - The Aeronautical Engineering View

"Scientific Evidence on Aircraft Fume Events: From Exposure Assessment to Health Outcomes" || Prof. Alexandra Antunes is with Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa.

Session 2 - The Chemical Engineering View

"Fume Events in Aviation Crew: From Aerotoxic Syndrome to Clinical Recognition — Current knowledge and Future Directions" || Dr. Nuno Alemãn Serrano is with Hospital de Sta. Maria and the Lisbon School of Medicine (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa)

Session 3 - The Medical View, Part 1

Series of Presentations of Ongoing Medical Studies || “Aerotoxic Syndrome in a Pilot Following Aircraft Acute Fume Exposure: The First Case Report in Portugal”, Dr. Marta Carvalho || “Organophosphate poisoning in modern times: from agriculture to aviation – a series of cases”, Dr. Madalena Lomelino || “Acute and chronic effects of fumes exposure on commercial aviation pilots, crew and passengers”, Dr. João Simões || “Clinical response and follow-up protocols for crew members exposed to fume events in aviation”, Dr. Catarina Pais Monteiro || All of the above speakers are with the Lisbon School of Medicine (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa)

Session 3 - The Medical View, Part 2

Lunch Break

"Legal implications of fume events: occupational health recognitions and court decisions in France" || Captain Eric Bailet is with AVSA, the French Aerotoxic Syndrome Victims' Association.

Session 4 - The Legal & Occupational View

“Beyond Subjectivity - Evidence Based Cabin Air Quality Oversight” || Bernardo Vilhena Lourenço, Safety Director & António Nery, Airworthiness Director, both with the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority - ANAC - Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil.

Session 5 - The Civil Aviation Authority's View

"Managing Odor and Fumes Events in TAP Fleet - A Maintenance Approach" || Eng. José Eduardo Moreira is General Director at TAP Air Portugal's Maintenance & Engineering.

Session 6 - The Airline's Maintenance View

Coffee Break & Networking

Round-Table with the Keynote Speakers, moderated by Anabela Campos, journalist for «Expresso»

"Finding smooth air in turbulent skies: possible solutions for CAQ problems"

Technical Wrap-Up

Closing Speech by SPAC President

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