article_snippet.sent: Eleven of the cabin crew became unwell during flight, with symptoms of light-headedness, nausea and “sea sickness”.
article_snippet.sent: Oxygen is suspected British Airways pilot Richard Westgate, who died in 2012, had Aerotoxic Syndrome .
article_snippet.sent: Dorset coroner Sheriff Payne issued the warning after initial investigations into the death of British Airways pilot Richard Westgate in 2012.
article_snippet.sent: The 43-year-old, from Marlborough, Wiltshire, had suffered years of persistent headaches, nausea and chronic fatigue, which Dorset coroner Sheriff Payne long suspected was caused by toxic fumes in cockpits.
article_snippet.sent: The coroner’s intervention was the first official recognition of Aerotoxic Syndrome, thought to be linked to memory loss, tremors, lethargy, headaches, tinnitus, confusion, breathing difficulties and even death.
article_snippet.sent: Dorset coroner Sheriff Payne followed initial investigations into the death of British Airways pilot Richard Westgate .
article_snippet.sent: Many former pilots, co-pilots and aircrew staff believe co-pilots and aircrew staff have suffered long-term illnesses because of the amount of time co-pilots and aircrew staff have spent exposed to cabin air and ‘toxic fumes’.
highlights_snippet.sent: Many former pilots and aircrew think Many former pilots and aircrew've suffered long-term illnesses .