Safran Passenger Innovations

Bright Ideas in Travel 2024

"In the summer of 2023, California-based Safran Passenger Innovations introduced the new Accessible Mode on its RAVE in-flight media system. Developed with feedback from disability advocates, the new functionality—designed for passengers with cognitive difficulties or issue with vision, hearing, or motor function—lets fliers customize the user experience based on their specific needs, whether that means enabling screen reading, changing color settings, or filtering to show only media with audio descriptions. The initial airline partners are Air New Zealand and Virgin Atlantic, which will start flying with Accessible Mode in early 2025. The company is taking an open approach when it comes to competitors, providing designs and concepts for free to others who want to use them."