Airplane airbags
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Airplane airbags are airbags that are located in the seat belts on some airplanes. They are designed to lessen the impact of crashes with minor injuries. Dependent on an airline's choice of installation, airplane airbags are most often installed in First class, Business class, Premium Economy, and Economy bulkhead/exit row seats. The seat belt-located mechanism can preclude concomitant use with seat belt extenders; i.e., the use of seat belt extenders deactivates the airbag mechanism. As a result, some airlines may require seat belt extender users to be reassigned to seats without airbags.
Airlines which use airplane airbags include, but are not limited to:
| Air Astana | B767-300 |
| Air Canada | A319-112/114, A320-214, A321-211, 767-300ER, A330-300, 777-233LR, 777-333ER |
| Air France | A330-200, 777-300ER |
| Air New Zealand | 747-400, 777-300ER, 777-200ER (Business Class), A320-232SL |
| Alaska Airlines | 737-900 (First class) |
| Alitalia | A330 |
| Avianca | A319, A320-200, 787-8 (all in Business Class) |
| American Airlines | 737-800 (First Class and bulkhead row seats), 777-200ER (Business Class), 777-300ER (Business Class), A319 (First Class, Main Cabin: Exit and bulkhead row seats), A321T (First Class) |
| British Airways | A321-200 (Club World) |
| Cathay Pacific | 777-300ER, A330-300, A340, A350, 777-300 |
| China Airlines | 777-300ER |
| Delta Air Lines | 767-300ER, 767-400ER, 777-200ER, 777-200LR (BusinessElite Only), 717-200 (Comfort Plus only), A321 business class row 1 at bulkhead. |
| Emirates | A340-500 |
| Finnair | A330-300 (Business Class Only), A350-900 (Business Class Only) |
| Iberia | A340-600 |
| KLM | B787-9, B787-10, B777-200, B777-300ER |
| Singapore Airlines | A340-500, A350-900, A380-800, B777-300ER |
| South African Airways | A340-600 |
| Spirit Airlines | A320 |
| Swiss Air | A330-300 (Business and First Class only) |
| Thai Airways | 787-9 (Business Class) |
| United Airlines | 737-9MAX, 767-400ER (Business and First Class only) |
| Virgin Atlantic | 747-400, A340-600, A340-300 |
| Virgin Australia | A330-200, 777-300ER[1] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Safety & Supercars - Virgin Australia safety video. YouTube.
- Andy Pazstor, "Putting Air Bags In The Air", The Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2006.
Categories:
- Aircraft emergency systems
- Airbags