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Air4All wheelchair seat prototype on display at AIX 2023 in Hamburg.

Air4All wheelchair seat space wows with simplicity and elegance

Of all the aircraft seats and systems on display at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in June, one product seeks to enable passengers to remain in... 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

Ideas abound as US DOT eyes wheelchairs in the cabin

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on 26 July announced that the DOT is working toward a future rule that would allow pass... Continue Reading

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

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 cabin design from Molon Labe and JPA that would enable wheelchairs in the aircraft cabin

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

Seeking to move the needle on PaxEx topics at APEX and AIX expos

The APEX EXPO and Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), Americas are set to open their doors this week in Los Angeles. The co-located shows are alw... Continue Reading

#PaxEx Podcast: Breaking down passenger wins in FAA reauthorization

Welcome to the Episode 61 of the #PaxEx podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal wo... Continue Reading

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

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Wheelchairs-in-the-cabin advocates optimistic about campaign progress

Recently invited to meet with EASA officials in Cologne to discuss the regulatory and certification considerations for allowing disabled pas... Continue Reading