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ACCESS extendable, accessible D-lavatory by ST Engineering as displayed on the company's stand at the Aircraft Interiors Expo.

ST Engineering gains traction for ACCESS accessible lavatory

Persons with reduced mobility often experience indignities when seeking to navigate the already-small lavatories on board narrowbody aircraf... Continue Reading

A wheelchair is removed from the belly of an aircraft.

UK regulator considers rating airlines on their support for PRMs

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for enforcing a key regulation covering the rights of disabled people and other persons... Continue Reading

Rendering of two Geo devices with people in them, set against a white backdrop

Airport personal electric vehicle Geo aims to bring back PRM joy

Persons with reduced mobility (PRMs) who need assistance navigating the airport are all too familiar with lacklustre passenger experiences o... Continue Reading

Three pictures are side by side showing the various users of the Special Assistance Lanes, including a man in a user-wheeled wheelchair, a staff-assisted wheelchair user and a family with small children.

Singapore expands automated gates with wheelchair and family lanes

Industry’s adoption of an automated self-service passenger experience across touchpoints in the airport journey was accelerated by the... Continue Reading

A man demonstrates the accessible lavatory by Diehl

VIDEO: Diehl demos transformation of two lavatories into one PRM lav

A woman is on her mobile device parked in the Fly Your Wheels Suite. She is facing the front row of first class.

NIAR students and Collins propose wheelchair-in-the-cabin solution

HAMBURG — Could the redesign of a closet on aircraft like the Boeing 737-800 answer the pleas of wheelchair users who want to stay in their ... Continue Reading

This image is of an Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 arriving into Perth's international airport after a long flight from Auckland airport. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American long-haul, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its variants seat 242 to 335 passengers in typical three-class seating configurations. It is the first airliner with an airframe constructed primarily of composite materials. The 787 was designed to be 20% more fuel-efficient than the Boeing 767, which it was intended to replace. The 787 Dreamliner's distinguishing features include mostly electrical flight systems, raked wingtips, and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles.

New inward-facing herringbone and business-plus for Air NZ 787

Air New Zealand’s next Business Premier seat for its Boeing 787-9 is an inward-facing herringbone, and includes a front row business-plus pr... Continue Reading

Rear view of a man in wheelchair at the airport. Mobility Aid. United dignity

UK mulls new passenger protections, including for wheelchair users

The UK government is considering mandating that airlines provide wheelchair users and PRMs with “the full amount of compensation” for any da... Continue Reading

A rendering of the Collins-made nextgen lav for the 737 MAX, with touchless tech and micro-LEDs shown.

Two accessible lav options to be offered on 737 MAX: Collins Aerospace

Boeing’s next generation of 737 MAX twinjets will offer two types of accessible lavatory options for operators — including a more spac... Continue Reading

Airbus says forward A320 lav with tip-up seat is designated PRM lav

In September, Runway Girl Network published an article analysing the interiors of Lufthansa’s new Airbus A321neo, noting that the airline ha... Continue Reading

The Air4All system onboard, showing that wheelchairs could be supported without removing seats. The DOT is now eyeing a new rule for PRMs to stay in their own wheelchairs

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

A showcase of the CL3810. Two seat triples - in shades of grey with white accents - are in view. The winged headrest for privacy is prominent.

Recaro’s CL3810 full-featured economy drops 1.5kg, adds knee space

SCHWÄBISCH HALL, GERMANY — Creating a successor seat to an industry-leading product is always going to be high-stakes. But with its new CL38... Continue Reading

Lufthansa A321neo aircraft in a 3-3 layout. Grey and Blue colors throughout.

Lufthansa’s “discreet” A321 Airspace cabin — with no accessible lavs

In the five years since Airbus started talking about an A320 version of its Airspace cabin styling, the visuals have been of futuristic, ope... Continue Reading

Young disabled African American woman in wheelchair at home.

Press Release: Grab My Bag works to lighten the load for PRMs

As travel begins to takeoff again around the US, Grab My Bag has begun its mission to revolutionize the baggage claim process for travelers ... Continue Reading

Aircraft interior view from the rear of the aircraft. IFE seatback screens and passenger' heads are visible.

Six open questions that single-aisle longhaul still needs to answer

As the single-aisle longhaul market continues to accelerate, a number of key passenger experience design questions still need to be answered... Continue Reading