American Airlines has become the first airline to achieve STAR Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) for its entire fleet of aircraft and customer lounges. This accreditation recognises the airline’s cleaning and disinfection procedures and preparation for pandemics
Clean air is a hot topic today, but HEPA filters have been purifying aircraft cabin air since the 1990s. Flight Attendant Jacqueline Brown explains the ins-and-outs of how HEPA filters function on American Airlines flights
Embraer has released a Service Bulletin that allows ERJ 145 operators to install HEPA filters. According to the company, the kits for the first 70 aircraft are already being assembled and should be delivered by mid-December
Thales has released ‘Ready to Fly’, a range of cabin innovations designed to reduce touchpoints and mitigate passenger congestion, helping airlines restore passenger confidence in air travel
Honeywell has developed a catalyst for aircraft cabin air systems that is designed to help reduce delays, cancellations and unscheduled maintenance caused by in-cabin odours from VOCs in bleed air
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada is working with Aero HygenX in the development and marketing of an autonomous UV-C cabin sanitising robot, optimised for use on Dash 8 Series aircraft
What do Korean Air’s crews do with the seats of passengers who have shown Covid symptoms? Is the cabin air safe and clean? The airline’s cute new team of Lego employees demonstrate how the airline’s Care First programme works
3M has signed a deal with Safran to provide hygiene technologies for ‘Travel Safe’, an initiative to enhance cabin cleanliness and boost passenger confidence
Factorydesign has announced that following “significant interest” from airlines in HeadZone, its Covid-safe passenger separation concept, it has partnered with Global Aviation to manufacture and distribute the design
Delta has announced that it will continue blocking middle seats in economy class until 30 March, 2021. Delta is the only US airline to extend this initiative, with a view to providing added confidence and reassurance for customers booking future travel plans, at a time when load factors allow
