In Search Of A Cleaner Aircraft Cabin

The closed environment of the aircraft cabin has often been described as an incubation tank for bacteria, viruses, and pathogenic organisms. To protect themselves, passengers and crews often travel with a box of personal hygiene wipes or surgical masks. Some avoid the lavatory altogether.  With new technology under development, that may change over the next few years. Far-Ultraviolet light, for example, is  capable of destroying more than 99% of pathogens everywhere, from ...