Design enables wheelchairs in cabins without reducing seats
Disability activists and certain aircraft cabin design experts have long fought to usher in an industry step change by enabling powered whee... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: accessibility
Hearing loops landing at more US airports
Whether in Sydney, Seoul, Moscow or Madrid, travelers with a hearing disability are likely to wirelessly connect their hearing aids directly... Continue Reading
Self-service and the three-segment touchless travel trend
Aviation has seen many changes to the way it operates as the result of COVID-19. In the passenger experience arena, one of the biggest trend... Continue Reading
AVIC Cabin Systems focuses on narrowbodies with new seats, galley, lav
AVIC Cabin Systems (ACS) in recent years has, through its cadre of aircraft interiors businesses, introduced a collection of innovative pass... Continue Reading
Exploring airline form accessibility for service animal handlers
After a lengthy rulemaking process, the US Department of Transportation’s new amendments to the Air Carrier Access Act finally went into eff... Continue Reading
Aviointeriors aims for the other side of COVID with new seats
With aircraft fleets grounded, many routes operating on a lifeline essential-only basis, and growing restrictions in many parts of the world... Continue Reading
Designing regulation to enable seat safety and innovation
In the context of unprecedented distrust in aviation safety regulation, largely but not entirely driven by the exposure of regulatory failur... Continue Reading
American looks to modify its wheelchair weight limits for regionals
American Airlines is reviewing its guidelines governing the transport of mobility devices and wheelchairs in the cargo holds of its regional... Continue Reading
Channel ferry COVID protocols reassuring for passengers
With Europe heading back into strict COVID-19 lockdowns, travel has been reduced to the essentials. For an essential, last-minute trip from ... Continue Reading
Clean Slate Considerations: Making Room For Accessibility On board
New market conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic together with the long-established needs of disabled flyers and the aging population ... Continue Reading
Press Release: ABM and easyTravelseat inventor explore PRM concerns
On the back of a recent ‘COVID-19: Flying with a disability’ survey, ABM Aviation has partnered with disabled entrepreneur Josh Wintersgill,... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: When airlines damage my wheelchair, they take away my legs
Deb Young is a survivor. In October 2013, a horrific car accident left the long-time educator a triple amputee. Since then, she has experien... Continue Reading
Extendable lavatory brings comfort and dignity back to passengers
Dignity is coming back to the airline lavatory, which in recent years has been a source of growing complaints from passengers. At best they ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: DOT NPRM could discourage service animal owners from traveling
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Justin Yarbrough, a guide dog handler who works as an accessibility specialist, and writes about assistiv... Continue Reading
Top 5 In Conversation podcasts published in 2019
Aviation certainly faced its share of challenges in 2019 – from the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX to the decision by Airbu... Continue Reading
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