Mon, Oct 25, 2010
Cabin Air-Quality System Approved For Global Express And Global
XRS Aircraft
Innotech Aviation has received EASA approval for installation
of its Cabin Air-quality (I-CAIR) System on Bombardier Global
Express and Global XRS business aircraft. In June, the system also
received U.S. FAA STC approval.
The I-CAIR system was jointly developed by Innotech Aviation and
Montreal-based Air Data Inc., using its JetAir Bio-Protection
Systems (BPS), with installations being performed at Innotech's
completion center in Montreal. The system can be installed on the
aircraft as part of an in service or retrofit program.
Innotech director of sales and marketing, Tony Rawlinson said,
"The EASA certification of the I-CAIR system is the final phase in
our worldwide expansion of this product. Now that the system
has both FAA and EASA approval, we are excited to continue
marketing its revolutionary features to customers in Europe and
worldwide."
Pioneered in space, the system is derived from patented "cold
plasma ionic interaction" technology and is currently in use on the
International Space Station. Unlike traditional, simple air
filters, the I-CAIR system is an "active" design; it uses an
electric sterilization technique to "catch and inactivate" air
contaminants. In addition to its germicidal effect, the
technique has a further advantage of simultaneous reduction in a
wide range of harmful and annoying gases, against which traditional
air filters have no effect.
Rawlinson added, "This system greatly increases cabin atmosphere
purity, by limiting the transmission of infections and protecting
passengers and crew from a wide range of contaminants, both
biological and chemical."
A key example of the system's effectiveness can be seen with the
substantial reduction in cabin ozone levels, which are naturally
elevated at high altitudes. Studies have shown that ozone
reacts with many surfaces and substances within an aircraft cabin,
creating gaseous by-products that are sources of dryness and
discomfort for passengers' eyes and nasal membranes.
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