Finnair is installing HEPA filters on the air recirculation systems of its entire ATR 72 turboprop fleet, in a project running between June 2021 and early 2022. The airline has already fitted its Airbus and Embraer fleets with HEPA filters
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British Airways is conducting a trial of a cloud-based digital Covid-19 antigen test that can display results within 25 seconds. The airline, which says it is the first in the world to trial this ultra-rapid test, sees the technology as a significant tool in opening up travel
Dr John D. Spengler, a health scholar at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, presents his research findings about the risks of viral transmission in the aircraft cabin
Passengers may have heightened expectations for hygiene when flying, which FACC is addressing with Pure Cabin, a newly developed antimicrobial surface coating for aircraft cabins
The Ask First disability awareness training initiative is being launched to help the aviation industry improve the travel experience for disabled passengers
The CDC has released findings from laboratory modelling of exposures to SARS-CoV-2 on single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft. In scenarios when the middle seats were vacant, the models predict that exposures are reduced by 23% to 57%, compared with full aircraft occupancy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the USA has updated its travel guidance in light of the latest evidence and science relating to Covid-19 vaccines. The CDC now says that fully vaccinated people can travel by air at low risk to themselves
The passenger experience teams at Etihad Airways have been working to redefine their inflight experience to combine comfort with enhanced hygiene. Find out more about the airline’s comprehensive health and wellness initiatives
Pelsis Group has launched the Hurricane ES electrostatic fogger for the transport sector, including air and rail operators
This film was shown at the 2021 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference to show that although the air quality in the cruise / steady-state phase of flight has very low levels of ultra fine particles (UFPs), there is a pattern of increased UFPs during changes in engine power and air conditioning