Passenger confidence is key to the recovery of air travel. Designers and suppliers around the world have come up with ideas that can help flyers feel safer in the cabin and more physically separated from their fellow travellers. From low-cost cardboard isolators, to 3D-printed air blades, a wide range of ideas has been developed very swiftly to help reassure nervous passengers and accelerate the recovery of aviation
Teague has developed AirShield, a germ isolation system that controls cabin airflow to restrict the spread of viruses. The concept is now entering its engineering development phase in anticipation of rapid deployment to help restore confidence in air travel
Collins Aerospace Systems has developed and launched the Cabin Air Recirculation high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter installation kit for use on De Havilland Dash 8 (-100/-200/-300) turboprop aircraft
Aeroexecutives.com has launched a range of hygiene products designed to protect passengers and crew during flights. As well as luxury hand sanitisers and branded face masks, the range includes a sanitising patch that creates a “safe zone” for the wearer
Delta is establishing the Global Cleanliness division within its Customer Experience team, dedicated to innovating and evolving cleanliness standards in response to Covid-19
Honeywell has entered a partnership with Dimer to bring its rapid, low-cost ultraviolet cabin cleaning system to airlines under an exclusive worldwide licence
A first-of-its-kind app has been developed to help airline crew respond to medical events during flight, including Covid-19 incidents. The launch customer is Icelandair
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has been investigating how virus particles might spread within aircraft cabins, with the aim of better understanding the challenges facing mobility during Covid-19, and thus contributing towards finding solutions
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
