Travel With Me to See An Airplane Wheelchair Space in Real Life

Backed by a major airline, a wheelchair securement space suitable for use on most airplanes will debut at the Aircraft Interiors Expo next week.

Design concept for Air4All wheelchair securement space.

Buckle up and prepare for some big news!

Delta Flight Products, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines that was “established to re-think aircraft interiors” has announced its backing of the Air4All wheelchair securement system on commercial jets — the company plans to unveil its design prototype at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany next week.

Chris Wood, my friend and colleague in accessible travel advocacy, is a partner in the Air4All seating product. Last year, he spoke to me about his design innovation — you can watch our conversation here and read my initial reporting on Air4All here.

With the announcement that Air4All will debut in Hamburg, I decided that I needed to be there — critical reporting on this product, its advancements, features and opportunities for improvement should come from within the disability community. I look forward to seeing, touching, and testing the Air4All system myself, and sharing my insights with each of you.

Due to the importance of this moment — seriously, a major global airline has invested big bucks in bringing a wheelchair securement space to life (!!!) — my coverage will be open to all WheelchairTravel.org readers and newsletter subscribers, both paid and unpaid. That said, if you’d like to support my reporting during this last-minute trip to Hamburg (and the exceedingly high hotel room rates!), you can do so by upgrading to a paid newsletter subscription and making a donation through PayPal.

I look forward to sharing the big news with you next week, live from the floor of AIX in Hamburg, Germany.