Originally Posted by
FatManInNYC
Technically, there are no "certified" CPAP machines, at least as that term is defined at law.
The Air Carrier Access Act does give you the right to use your CPAP, but only if that CPAP has undergone rigorous testing approved by the FAA.
emphasis mine.
The testing is cost prohibitive,
hence none are certified and none bear the required label.
Read more about the ACAA
here.
Some airlines maintain their own list, but that list is not ubiquitous across all carriers.
RE: Delta. I witnessed a man using a Everest 3 on a fairly recent NRT-JFK, so perhaps there is some leeway?
I agree with most of your thread except the testing part.
The word "certified" is used loosely. You are right, testing costs money, but Resmed has tested quite a few of its units for EMC (ElectroMagnetic compliance) under DoT rules and are now considered FAA compliant. Think FAA compliant when you read "certified." See the sticky for details. We shouldn;t be arguing about semantics here.