Dutch private jet company Exxaero has announced a partnership with air technology corporation Inscentives Europe. The collaboration involves the continuous disinfection of cabin air using AirCare UVC plasma technology. With the introduction of this technology onboard all of its aircraft, Exxaero wants to further minimise the chances of coronavirus spreading, keeping flying as safe and comfortable as possible for passengers.

“The safety of our passengers and crew is always our top priority,” says Roderick Buijs, Exxaero CEO. “Since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have followed the most strict guidelines regarding sanitation onboard and disinfection of our aircraft. In addition, we have kept searching for further possibilities to keep travel by air as safe and pleasant as possible for our valued passengers. By implementing the technology of Inscentives Europe on our aircraft, we are able to wipe out bacteria and viruses within a split second without the use of chemical products, further reducing the possible chances of spreading viruses like corona. We are delighted to be the world's first airline and private jet operator to offer this service to our passengers.”

The technology is based on a combination of ultraviolet (UVC) light, ozone, cold oxygen plasma and negatively-charged ions. Every cabin surface it touches is disinfected within a microsecond. This patented technology, originally used by NASA during the Space Shuttle programme, has been further developed and executed worldwide by Biozone Scientific International. Today it is becoming a market leader in the field of air disinfection.

“In these difficult times when people are still anxious to step onboard an aircraft and sit in an enclosed space, the application of UVC-plasma technology provides an extra reassurance for travellers,” says Michel Andeweg, CEO of Inscentives Europe and importer of the Biozone systems. “Biozone AirCare continuously disinfects the flowing air and wipes out bacteria and viruses even in places and surfaces that are difficult to reach. This makes this technology very suitable for application in aircraft cabins like Exxaero's private jets.”

Earlier this year, Exxaero welcomed two factory-new Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft to its fleet. The operator also flies the Hawker Premier 1A, Cessna Sovereign and the largest fleet of Dassault Falcon 900 aircraft in the Netherlands. Recently the company expanded its operations to Germany, resulting in the founding of new subsidiary Exxaero International. Based at Airport Weeze/Niederrhein, the airline operates with a Premier 1A on its German AOC. The company expects to have added several other aircraft to its German fleet by the end of the year.