Social distancing is proven to be one of the most effective methods of combatting the spread of highly contagious viruses like SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19.

While many environments are easily adapted to maintain a safe distance between people, airplane cabins, with a fixed layout, require special considerations to ensure passenger safety.

Teague's new AirShield concept repurposes the gasper system already onboard all aircraft to create an invisible and effective curtain of air to dampen the spread of contagions in the cabin.

In this white paper, we share the thinking behind the AirShield concept.

Through this concept, we aim to solve the issue of virus spread in a densely populated aircraft cabin; however, our learnings can be applied to mobility and built environments outside of the airline industry as well.