Buckle up and put together for some huge information!

Delta Flight Merchandise, a subsidiary of Delta Air Strains that was “established to re-think plane interiors” has introduced its backing of the Air4All wheelchair securement system on industrial jets — the corporate plans to unveil its design prototype on the Plane Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany subsequent week.

Chris Wooden, my buddy and colleague in accessible journey advocacy, is a associate within the Air4All seating product. Final yr, he spoke to me about his design innovation — you possibly can watch our dialog right here and skim my preliminary reporting on Air4All right here.

With the announcement that Air4All will debut in Hamburg, I made a decision that I wanted to be there — important reporting on this product, its developments, options and alternatives for enchancment ought to come from inside the incapacity neighborhood. I sit up for seeing, touching, and testing the Air4All system myself, and sharing my insights with every of you.

As a result of significance of this second — severely, a serious world airline has invested huge bucks in bringing a wheelchair securement house to life (!!!) — my protection might be open to all WheelchairTravel.org readers and e-newsletter subscribers, each paid and unpaid. That stated, should you’d wish to help my reporting throughout this last-minute journey to Hamburg (and the exceedingly excessive resort room charges!), you are able to do so by upgrading to a paid e-newsletter subscription and making a donation by PayPal.

I sit up for sharing the massive information with you subsequent week, dwell from the ground of AIX in Hamburg, Germany.