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
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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
The design of the reusable spacecraft that will take passengers into space is a significant engineering achievement. The cabins are being designed to offer a level of comfort more akin to that of a luxury airliner than the cramped cockpits of previous space travel, with special foams selected
This animated video shows how Airbus ensures the highest air quality levels for passengers and crew in its aircraft cabins
Aveo Engineering, an LED aircraft lighting systems manufacturer, has launched a cabin and cockpit sanitising system named Veolite, which cleans aircraft interiors using specific wavelengths of light that target and destroy viruses, germs and moulds
Aloft AeroArchitects has begun offering a Supplemental Type Certification (STC) kit for Aviation Clean Air’s Air Ionization & Purification units, including distribution and product support
Tokyo-based studio, LIFT Aero Design, has created a collection of aviation-themed graphics to help airlines rebuild confidence in air travel by communicating the benefits of wearing face masks in the cabin for both wearer and fellow travellers
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