Radiation Solution
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security Radiation Solution Airlines can, of course, reduce the hazards of  High Altitude Radiation by simply flying at a lower altitude.  As James Currie, Director General for Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection, UK, says:  ‘aircraft manufacturers could t...

Man-Made Global Warming Myth
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security Global Myth Warming Although  high solar activity helps to reduce the harmful effects of radiation for airline passengers, the irony is that it also contributes towards global warming.  The latest research shows that when high solar activity increases, the sun’s...

AVOID SOLAR FLARES
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security AVOID FLARES SOLAR Most airline passengers never  take into account the solar flare risk factor.  Solar flares occur haphazardly and their effects on earth last for 1 or 2 days (until the next one). When solar flares occur the increase in  High Altitude Radiation ca...

AVOID POLAR ROUTES
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security AVOID POLAR ROUTES The earth’s atmosphere is thinner at the Polar Regions.  Additionally, in some parts of the Polar Regions the protective ozone layer is diminished by as much as 60% (referred to as ‘holes’ in the ozone layer).  In August 2000 the...

ANTIOXIDANT
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security ANTIOXIDANT

FLY AT NIGHT
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security FLY NIGHT Sunlight itself does not deliver radiation through the aircraft window into your body.  But as we have seen, High Altitude Radiation is caused mostly by cosmic radiation from outer space  and to a lesser extent by radiation from the sun.  At night...

How safe is air travel?
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security air safe travel We delude ourselves if we think that travelling by air is becoming safer in our modern age.  The fact that aircraft and airport technology is more sophisticated than ever does not mean that air travel is becoming safer for  you, the traveller. Most...

Radiation Dangers
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security Dangers Radiation As mentioned, High Altitude Radiation causes harm when it enters your body by creating ‘free radicals’.  These are unstable molecules that harm body cells, leading to disease, accelerated ageing, and cancer.  They are the same kind of f...

High Altitude Radiation Avoidance
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security Altitude Avoidance High Radiation This is one of the biggest worries for airline crewmembers, frequent flyers, and increasingly for occasional flyers. High Altitude Radiation (also known as ‘cosmic radiation’) is mostly caused by radiation from outer-space, and to a lesse...

CHOOSE A SAFER SEAT
on Feb 22, 2009 in Safety Security SAFER SEAT As already mentioned, the metal fuselage of the aircraft, the bodies of other passengers and the luggage aboard all contribute, however little, to shielding you from the outside radiation bombardment coming from above and the sides. Although on a sin...