法国西南部城镇巴约讷（Bayonne）的法院作出裁决，首次认定宇宙辐射是法航一名前空乘人员罹患乳腺癌的职业致病因素之一，并确认其癌症为职业病 1。59岁的法航前空乘人员索菲·莱诺（Sophie Lainault）为本案当事人，法院认定其面临的职业致癌危害包括宇宙辐射、被动吸烟和长期夜班 1。该裁决使莱诺可提前退休并由法国医保全额报销后续治疗费用，也为其他空乘人员提出类似索赔铺平了道路 1。
莱诺在1989年至2019年间累计飞行12600小时，其中一半以上为夜间飞行，且法航航班在2000年之前允许吸烟 1。目前，莱诺处于癌症缓解期 1。哈佛医学院本月发布的研究显示，在500多种职业中，空乘和飞行员的辐射相关癌症死亡率最高，约6.9%的空乘死亡和6.7%的飞行员死亡源于辐射相关癌症 1。对此，法航表示未参与该法律案件，也未看到裁决理由 1。
A court in the southwestern French town of Bayonne has ruled for the first time that cosmic radiation is one of the occupational causes of breast cancer in a former Air France flight attendant 1. The 59-year-old former crew member, Sophie Lainault, has had her cancer officially recognized as an occupational disease, a decision that allows her to retire early and have her subsequent treatments fully covered by French health insurance 1. This ruling also paves the way for other flight attendants to file similar claims 1. The court determined that Lainault's occupational carcinogenic hazards included cosmic radiation, passive smoking, and long-term night shifts 1, noting that Air France flights permitted smoking prior to the year 2000 1.
During her career spanning from 1989 to 2019, Lainault accumulated 12,600 flight hours, with more than half of them being night flights, and she is currently in remission from cancer 1. A study published this month by Harvard Medical School revealed that flight attendants and pilots have the highest mortality rates from radiation-related cancers among more than 500 occupations 1. According to the study, approximately 6.9% of flight attendant deaths and 6.7% of pilot deaths are attributed to radiation-related cancers 1.
In response to the verdict, Air France stated that the airline did not participate in the legal case and has not seen the reasoning behind the court's decision 1.
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