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AirInSpace, a leading supplier of mobile devices that “catch and kill” harmful and resistant biological particles from the air, announced that its partner, Montreal-based Air Information Inc. (ADI), has been certified by the airworthiness branch of Transport Canada to manufacture and market ADI’s JetAir? Bio-Protection System (BPS), enterprise jet version. The BPS is based on AirInSpace’s patented Plasmer? technology, which also is becoming used within the International Space Station (ISS), and in hospitals under the brand name HEPA-MD?.
Certification of the BPS establishes the airworthiness of the product so that ADI’s customers may possibly proceed with aircraft BPS installations, initially on Bombardier? Global Series aircraft. ADI previously announced the definitive outcomes of avian flu testing on its Bio-Protection System. Conducted at the Laboratoire de Virologie et Pathog??n????se Virale in Lyon, France, the tests showed a complete reduction of avian flu viruses by the BPS-i.e., from a high concentration of virus at its inlet to an undetectable level exiting the unit.
“At a time of increasing worries inside the aviation industry relating to on-aircraft exposure to emerging risks like the avian flu, we are very pleased to be able to confirm the availability of a solution that will enhance the wellness and security of the traveling public to new levels,” stated Jean-Pierre Lepage, President of Air Data. “One of the main breakthroughs associated with AirInSpace’s cold plasma technologies is its ability not only to remove biological contaminants from cabin air but also to destroy them completely. In the case of avian flu, this really is particularly important, given the capability of this specific organism to remain potent for several days within the external environment.”
“Air Data’s JetAir? BPS provides a quantum leap in airplane air purity, protecting each passengers and crew from a wide range of air contaminants, especially biological threats such as SARS and avian flu,” stated Laurent Fullana, CEO of AirInSpace. “We are extremely pleased that the BPS resolution utilizes our patented cold plasma ionic interaction technologies as pioneered in space and utilized these days to protect astronauts on the International Space Station as well as patients and staff in more than 100 international hospitals. The inactivation and germicidal effects of our plasma technology have been demonstrated even against among the most resistant microorganisms: Bacillus atrophaeus spores, an anthrax surrogate.”
About Air Data Inc. (ADI)
Since 1990, Air Information has manufactured and supplied the aircraft market having a wide range of specialized avionics equipment and cabin air quality improvement systems, which includes humidification, precision landing, air data computers and airborne sensors. Major customers include Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer and Gulfstream, as well as major airlines such as Singapore Airlines, JAL, Emirates, Qantas and numerous others. For more, please visit http://www.jetair.aero.
About AirInSpace
Founded in 2002, AirInSpace offers an innovative range of products and services to address the require for microbial decontamination of air in hospitals along with other environments.
http://www.airinspace.com