Airchair is back at AIX 2026 (14-16 April, Hamburg, stand 5A65) showing its complete range of onboard wheelchairs including the Airchair II, that has been specifically developed to comply with the latest US Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations (US DoT Regulation 14 CFR Part 382.65) regarding accessibility.
Following last year’s AIX event, Airchair has seen phenomenal interest in its onboard solutions for passengers with reduced mobility. In October 2025, the company signed a global distribution agreement with Satair, an Airbus Services company, covering both Airchair I and Airchair II, marking the first collaboration between the two companies and confirming Airchair’s commitment to improving the passenger experience for passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs).
In addition, in late 2025, Airchair announced that the WestJet Group, Canada’s leading low-cost airline, purchased 22 onboard wheelchairs, including Airchair II models, to be installed on the airline’s Boeing 737 fleet. WestJet will be installing onboard wheelchairs across its entire fleet, further cementing the airline’s commitment to providing accessibility services for all passengers. It will be the first Canadian airline to utilize the new Airchair II model, to comply with U.S. DOT regulations.
Finally, to meet demand, and the realization that having an onboard wheelchair will meet 95% of the challenges airlines face with PRMs onboard, Airchair moved into a new manufacturing facility which will enable it to quadruple production.
As the discussion around accessible travel for all gains pace and regulators look towards enshrining the rights of all passengers to safe and inclusive travel, Airchair will continue to evolve its products through dialogue with its customers, the airlines and passengers. As Sarah McOnie of Airchair says, “We know that having an aisle chair on every passenger aircraft would help the airlines immeasurably in meeting the needs of a vast majority of the day-to-day challenges of PRMs without the need for legislation, regulation or aircraft re-design. We look forward to yet again holding constructive discussions with airlines at AIX 2026”