DOT: In-flight oxygen. Proposed rule. The Department of Transportation extends until Jan. 30, 2006, a proposal to require airlines to provide in-flight...

Byline: By TOM DOWLING AIRLINES are being urged to stop penalising passengers with breathing difficulties after research unearthed charges of up to pounds 1,100 levied on otherwise 'fit to fly' passengers who require supplementary oxygen in flight. Twenty-two of the world's major airlines were

In-flight oxygen deficiency By now you now the drill about flying a nonpressurized Part 91 aircraft at high altitudes. At cabin-pressure altitudes...

...concept of a space plane, the Indian Institute of Science (IIS) would shortly begin experiments for developing an in-flight oxygen separator for the "hyperplane," a local newspaper said today. The experiments, on a ground system of vortex tubes...

...new "airworthiness" guide rates travellers' ability to cope with reduced air pressure in aircraft cabins. The lower in-flight oxygen levels can cause an aggravation of symptoms for people suffering from chronic lung conditions - sometimes to the extent...

...procedures for surviving parachute jumps from such heights. The research also led to the development and improvement of an in- flight oxygen tank, a parachute tank and flight suits. Evidence of the work was unveiled at the Mayo Clinic as part of a display...

...classified into three groups: 892 patients who required in-flight oxygen therapy ( oxygen group); 51 patients who did not require...Subsequently, all patients in this group received in-flight oxygen therapy. The remaining 104 patients were refused transport...

...Crocker said. Commercial air carriers' policies regarding in-flight oxygen vary, leading to confusion for travelers. "Most airlines...approval for air travel and verification of need for in-flight oxygen," he said. "It is important to be aware that airlines...

...no idea how extensive this was or what it entailed. The research also led to the development and improvement of an in- flight oxygen tank, a parachute tank and flight suits. A lot of very basic aviation science that holds true to this day was done...

...to take a shuttle to Las Vegas for a major airline, which would provide medical oxygen. People who have a need for in-flight oxygen who live in rural areas are not going to have access to air travel from these smaller municipal airports, said Kerry...