Breakthrough in aerotoxic fumes dossier after French Court decision

Recent judicial developments in France, including the final ruling of the Tribunal Judiciaire de Toulon (19 December 2025), subsequently confirmed by the certificate of non-appeal (5 February 2026), recognized that illness may result from chronic occupational exposure to contaminated cabin air, even in the absence of a single identified acute fume event. The ruling reinforced the legal relevance of long-term, cumulative, and invisible exposure scenarios.

This decision represents an important milestone for the recognition of occupational health risks affecting aircrew. EurECCA calls for urgent, precautionary, and binding European regulatory action addressing detection, prevention, cumulative risk assessment and mandatory protection frameworks.

Read our Position Paper here.