Safe Air on Airplanes Act

Summary

Requires the FAA to change aircraft certification rules to stop new turbine and turboprop airplane designs from using bleed air systems, to require new planes built after a multi-year phase-in to have filters or air‑cleaning devices that remove oil-fume gases and particles, and to phase out manufacture of existing bleed-air type designs over a 30-year schedule. Sets short deadlines for rulemaking (6 months) and staggered compliance milestones (7 years for filters; 10/20/30 years for production phase‑out percentages).

• FAA must change certification rules within 6 months to limit or eliminate bleed air use in new turbine/turboprop designs.
• New aircraft designs may not use bleed air systems that supply air passengers or crew could inhale.
• Seven years after enactment, newly manufactured aircraft with bleed-air systems must have filters or air‑cleaners proven to remove oil-fume gases and particles.
• Manufacturing of existing bleed-air type designs must be phased out: 25% bleed‑free within 10 years, 50% within 20 years, 100% within 30 years.
• A clear technical definition of "bleed air system" is included to target compressed air taken upstream of engine combustion.
• The act focuses on certification and production changes, not on explicit retrofit requirements for aircraft already in service.
• No dedicated funding or enforcement provisions are specified; implementation depends on FAA rulemaking and type-certification processes.
• Impacts aircraft manufacturers, airlines, crew, and maintenance organizations through design, certification, and production changes.