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”
Key themes of the November 2023 issue include the factors involved in ensuring the safety of sustainable cabin materials; accessible lavatory design; a campaign to bring in legislation to make air travel better and safer for disabled passengers; cabin lighting advances; and the latest CMF options
Air Canada is bringing in a multi-pronged strategy to improve boarding, secure mobility devices, enhance lift capability, and simplify travel for customers with disabilities
Jennifer Coutts Clay, aircraft interiors expert and author of the popular Jetliner Cabins book, is signed up to give a talk on accessibility and special needs in aviation. The talk is part of the Industry Insights Speaker Series at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Europe-based low-cost carrier, easyJet, has launched the Assisted Travel Advisory Board (EATAB), an initiative formerly known as the easyJet Special Assistance Advisory Group (ESAAG), and has added some big names to the Board
ST Engineering has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from EASA for Access, its PRM-accessible cabin lavatory, designed for the A320 family. The company is now working next to make the lav available on the Boeing 737 platform, with certification being targeted for 2024
The Access aircraft lavatory features a moveable wall that can expand the footprint, giving passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs) 40% more space. The additional space creates a lav large enough to accommodate a passenger in a wheelchair and a carer, and also means PRMs no longer have to be transferred behind a curtain
