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A wheelchair just flew inside an airplane cabin for the first time
Airbus tested their Airspace U Suite wheelchair securement system on an actual flight last month – an A350 test aircraft. An Airbus employee who uses a power chair rolled onboard and sat in his own wheelchair during the flight. It’s the first time that’s ever happened.
The idea is a multi-use space in the cabin where wheelchair users could stay…
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Airbus Wheelchair Securement System Becomes First to Fly
The Airbus Airspace U Suite, tested in the air last month and demoed at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, could be the future of air travel for wheelchair users.
