Toilets. There. I’ve made the germaphobes scare themselves within seconds.
With newer aircraft, touchless interfaces have become the norm. Well, Airbus is to offer this as a retrofit item for existing aircraft.
This stems from people having a heightened awareness of hygiene and safety.
In response, touchless lavatory features were identified as part of Airbus’ Keep Trust in Air Travel programme launched at the start of the pandemic and now part of the Health Onboard mission.
Within this initiative, Airbus and Diehl Aviation have agreed to cooperate on the marketing and supply of Diehl’s touchless lavatory for all A320 Family and A330ceo aircraft.
This retrofit solution is designed to complement to existing, and in development, line-fit touchless options.
According to Airbus, this retrofit item will be easy to implement with a special conversion kit allowing installation of the complete lavatory during an overnight stop – as opposed to taking the aircraft out of service for a long period.
The complete kit is made up of the water faucet, waste flap, toilet lid and toilet flush buttons. Customers can also choose to equip their aircraft with individual features.
For airlines, advantages include e the low weight of the kit, low purchase price, and the same part number for a wide range of Airbus aircraft types, keeping costs and inventory low.
The Touchless lavatory joins other airbus initiatives for heath protection on an aircraft, including such as top down cabin air flows, HEPA filters, antimicrobial polishes and coatings.
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