Aircraft cabins are receiving closer scrutiny from passengers seeking reassurance about cabin cleanliness and safety from other passengers. Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has responded with three new ideas that help keep cabins hygienic and encourage air travel
Canadian commercial charter airline, Nolinor Aviation, is equipping its new fleet of three Boeing 737-400s with Expliseat’s new TiSeat E2 model
The latest idea for boosting passenger confidence during the Covid-19 situation comes from Dutch company, Aviation Glass, which has developed glass screens that can be fitted onto existing commercial aircraft seats to give a greater feeling of social distancing
Vision Systems, a company which usually specialises in cockpit shading systems, has adapted its designs to create a light, compact and transparent barrier that separates passengers and also features an anti-germ treatment – without requiring an empty seat between passengers
Safran Seats has developed a range of designs named ‘Travel Safe’, which is designed to address three objectives: social distancing without loss of cabin density, touchless interactions and virus-free surfaces
Safran Seats has become the exclusive manufacturer of the Interspace seat and ‘Lite’ variant, with a view to giving airlines a quick-fit option for improving comfort, social distancing and flexibility in economy cabins
MGRSafeWall is a development of MGRSoftWall NextGen, with added Biomaster anti-microbial science for the post-Covid inflight experience. The lightweight seat surround has been designed by MGR Foamtex to deliver permanent, inherent hygiene, while enabling the creation of 3D decorative surfaces without gaps that can hold dirt and germs
Seat cover manufacturer, Autostop Aviation, having been tasked by airline customers to design protective screens for passenger seats, has developed a solution. The company’s cabin solutions team and certification partners report that they have now successfully completed trials on several aircraft, and secured airline approvals
Andy Masson has succeeded Alan Wittman as the CEO of Adient Aerospace
Aircraft interiors designer, Jacques Pierrejean, believes today’s crisis could be an opportunity to re-think the way we fly both commercially and privately. His vision of the future includes hygiene-focused cabin designs, wide-body regional aircraft, a new private sector, and taxi helicopters
