All Wheels Up, a champion of accessible air travel, held its fifth Annual Global Forum on Wheelchair Accessible Air Travel at the US Department of Transportation Volpe Center in Boston, Massachusetts earlier this month. Join Dave Stevens, a board member of All Wheels Up, for a recap of the event
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American Airlines has become the first USA-based airline to launch an automated tag for mobility devices, as part of its work to improve wheelchair and mobility device handling across its network
Television presenter and disability advocate Sophie Morgan has created a documentary, in which she sends a group of disabled travellers undercover to expose the injustices – and consequences – of inadequate service experienced when flying. This trailer shows a little of what’s to come on Monday 22nd. As Sophie says, “It’s a hard watch at times. but a necessary one”
John Morris, triple amputee, power wheelchair user and founder of WheellchairTravel.org, demonstrates the Air4All wheelchair securement space from Delta Flight Products and the Air4All Consortium. The companies say the design may soon appear on airplanes
An aircraft seat design being developed to make air travel safer and more enjoyable for powered wheelchair users has received a boost, having received backing from Delta Flight Products (DFP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines