First Look: Watch Me Demo the Wheelchair Space for Airplanes

Advocacy got us to this historic day in aviation — A realization that a wheelchair securement space on airplanes is coming soon.

Hello from Hamburg!

It’s a beautiful day in the aviation capital of Germany — 75 degrees Fahrenheit, 24 Celsius, with clear skies and a product unveiling that could change the disabled air travel experience forever.

Today, I had the opportunity to become the first wheelchair user to demo the Air4All prototype at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, a major industry conference held each year in Hamburg. Air4All is a wheelchair securement space built for today’s commercial airliners and, what many considered a pipe dream just a year ago at this same conference, now has the financial backing from Delta Flight Products, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines.

I’ve published a quick first look at the prototype on the blog, including a video showcasing the process of converting the seat into a wheelchair space, and the actual securement process. You can find that article here — First Look: Air4All Wheelchair Securement Space by Delta Flight Products.

I’d like to extend a sincere “Thank You” to all of the readers who have subscribed to this newsletter — it was only with your support that this last-minute trip to Hamburg was possible, and I look forward to continuing to track the development of this product in the weeks and months to come.

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Talk to you soon,
John

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