27 November 2019: Do you suffer from jet lags and headaches during a long-haul flight? Who doesn't? Here's good news for passengers travelling on multi-time zone flights. A new technology called "Human-centric Lighting" technology will soon be launched in the market.
In the recently concluded Dubai Air Show, SCHOTT, jetlite, Etihad Engineering and Lufthansa Technik have signed an agreement to explore and promote this technology. "Human-centric Lighting" technology is a combination of SCHOTT's expertise in cabin lighting systems, jetlite's holistic and scientifically-proven solution for jetlag reduction, Etihad Engineering's and Lufthansa Technik's expertise for aircraft systems integration, design certification, and innovation capabilities.
"Human-centric Lighting" technology as the name suggests is an effective system for automated cabin lighting scenarios that will positively affect air travellers' well-being on multi-time zone flights by reducing jet lag and headaches, and enabling higher concentration and energy levels.
The coming together of four companies to launch an innovative product is a remarkable feat. This technology is a combination of
-SCHOTT's HelioJet LED cabin illumination technology that enables a homogeneous light distribution as well as a high color stability throughout the cabin
-Combined with jetlite's intelligent automation software
-Integrated into Lufthansa Technik's nice cabin lighting control system
-The new lighting-pilot technology permanently calculates and executes the optimum illumination sequence for any flight route and phase or any desired lighting choreography, without the need for cabin crew to intervene
-Etihad Engineering and Lufthansa Technik bring decades-long experience with aircraft and systems integration, certification, and validation into the partnership, contributing to development capabilities in design and parts manufacturing (EASA Part 21-J and 21-G).