Airlines all over the world are looking to improve their passenger’s comfort above the clouds. And when travel is business or performance related, personal well-being is critical. With SkySpaTM, Caynova ushers in a new era of customized well-being. This genuinely new and unique product is driven by this Swiss company’s self-developed engineering technologies and its know-how in adapting and certifying to all aviation requirements.
Throughout aviation history, airlines have addressed passenger comfort in a variety of ways. Initially the focus was limited to tantalizing food and beverage options. And with the introduction of in-cabin technology, travelers were able to pass the time with on-board entertainment featuring the latest blockbuster movies. The most recent adoption of wireless Internet technology has become a game changer as it offers the ability to not only pass the time but also make the time productive if necessary. All these features were developed and introduced for one main goal, to increase passenger comfort. But let’s be honest, comfort is more than just visual, auditory and taste.
A different approach to physical comfort
As the majority of a passenger’s time on an aircraft is spent in their seat, it is interesting that few advancements have been made with respect to seating comfort. Today, physical comfort is mostly limited to the space and reclining position offered by the booked flight class. But what about the actual comfort of the seat itself? Is the seat too firm or too soft? Is the temperature too hot or too cold? This is where Caynova comes in.
Enhance your brand with customized and safe well-being solutions
Caynova, also known as “The Well-Being Crew”, based in Langenthal, Switzerland, enables airlines and seat manufacturers to improve their passenger’s on-board experience with fully customized well-being solutions. When it comes to temperature perception, individual preferences vary greatly. Caynova has perfected its technology to allow passengers to select their optimal temperature using a mix of safe conductive and convective methodologies originally designed for the automotive industry. Such technology is very robust and can be applied to all or only a portion of the seating surfaces to offer unique thermal solutions. Caynova’s technology has proven to meet the rigid certifications of the aviation industry and is flying today on several aircraft including B787, A350 and soon on A330, B747 and B777.
What is nice to have in cars is a game-changer in airplanes
While many of us are familiar with these well-being features in today’s automobiles, it is important to note that a typical car journey lasts less than one hour while most long-haul airline flights are over eight hours. Therefore, temperature control is of even higher importance in an airplane. In an automobile one has the opportunity to change their environment by simply getting out of the car at any point of the journey. However, in an airplane the options are much more limited. A proper temperature-controlled seat is critical to a passenger’s well-being above the clouds.
Introducing SkySpaTM
Imagine a seat with just the perfect temperature for you to fall asleep smoothly. Or imagine your seat waking you up gently and on time by slowly increasing its temperature and applying gentle massage pressure. Introducing SkySpaTM, a suite of products that will elevate the passenger well-being experience to an entirely new level. Whether you are dining, working, relaxing or sleeping, SkySpaTM has you covered with a variety of therapeutics aimed at optimal comfort:
Relax: Slight seat warming and smooth massaging pressures relax you and your mind giving you a unique spa-like moment above the clouds.
Sleep: Lavender smell, dispensed by the personal fan, combined with the slight and steady seat heating from your seat help you to fall asleep easily.
Wake Up: Choose your preferred wake-up time and the seat will slowly provide soft pulses of massage, cooling and coffee smell to bring you to life.
Activation: Combining the personal fan, heating, cooling and massage features, SkySpa restarts your engine before you touch ground again.
SkySpaTM ushers in a new era of customized well-being. This upgrade for personal well-being will not just stay a trend but likely will become standard – especially in premium cabins. Experience the spa-like feeling above the clouds first at booth 6E70 at AIX 2025 in Hamburg, Germany April 8-10.