Airlines Demand Virus-Busting Seats to Ease Covid Deep Cleaning
- French company says carriers want to simplify health protocols
- Safran executive speaks in interview on plane-seat market
Source: Safran SA
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Demand for airplane-seat coverings that repel viruses and bacteria has soared during the Covid-19 pandemic, as carriers look to cut the time and cost of cleaning cabins.
“The stakes are high for airlines,” said Quentin Munier, head of strategy and innovation at the seat division of aircraft-parts giant Safran SA. Tenders for new orders increasingly call for fabrics with virus-killing properties, he said.