Sustaining the Aviation Industry During Pandemics: Exploring the Concept of Independent Breathing System for Aircraft Passengers.

与任何封闭的公共场所相比，满载客机的人均空气容量是最小的之一。当感染者咳嗽/打喷嚏的飞沫接触到人或表面-如飞机座椅和餐桌时，空气传播的疾病就会传播。因此，公众和政府机构在新冠肺炎大流行期间大幅减少了航空旅行。正因为如此，全球航空业正面临着最严重的危机。这也影响了英国，因为英国拥有世界第三大航空网络和第二大航空制造业。该项目探索了一个新概念，可能会降低飞机乘客在飞行过程中感染空气传播疾病(如新冠肺炎或普通流感)的风险。如果可行，在短期内，这一概念可能会使飞行变得更安全，并使航空业(在英国和全球)迅速从新冠肺炎危机中复苏。从长远来看，这一概念研究将确保在新飞机设计中考虑类似的系统，以将流行病/流行病对航空业的未来影响降至最低。

A fully loaded passenger aircraft has one of the smallest volumes of air per person compared to any enclosed public place. Airborne diseases can spread when an infected person's cough/sneeze droplets come in contact with people or surfaces---like airplane seats and tray tables. Hence, the public and government bodies have significantly reduced air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this, the global airline industry is facing its gravest crisis. This also impacts the UK as it has the third-largest aviation network in the world, and the second-largest aerospace manufacturing sector.This project explores a novel concept that may reduce the risk of an aircraft passenger contracting airborne diseases (like COVID-19 or common flu) during the flight. If feasible, in the short term, this concept might make flying safer and allow a speedy recovery of the aviation industry from the COVID-19 crisis (in the UK and across the globe).In the long term, this concept research will ensure that similar systems are considered for new aircraft designs to minimise future impacts of epidemics/pandemics on the aviation industry.