Up & Away Aviation Detailing serves the UK's private aircraft industry by offering a full range of interior, exterior valeting and detailing services, as well as comprehensive disinfection programmes. With its established background in aircraft detailing and cleaning, it had the ability to quickly offer a strong COVID-19 response to aircraft owners and operators. It has now surpassed 350 safe disinfection events in just four weeks across various aircraft types, both charter and commercial.

The company is now aiming to surpass the recently issued EASA guidelines for aircraft cleaning and disinfections, using only the best products available. All aircraft it services receive a deep clean event followed by a ULV fogger utilising a product called Bacoban for Aerospace Aircraft cabin antiviral and antibacterial cleaner before flight and also other AMM required products where Bacoban is not approved. The company is also using an ionisation process, which comes without the use of any chemicals, as some OEMs only authorise process.

The surface disinfectant uses an entirely new approach with a semi-permanent nanoscale layer with anti-pathogen agents, which are slowly released over 10 days. Bacoban closes the hygiene gap between disinfection cycles, allowing active infection control for extended periods.

Aircraft crew also requested further support for disinfection protection when down route. This has resulted in the launch of the Up & Away Travel Protection Kit, which allows the crew to keep an aircraft to a higher standard of disinfection, using Bacoban rather than using typical household brands.

Up & Away is further investing in this service by adding a 3D nebuliser to its service. Stefan Murphy, CEO says: “These additional assets will allow us to significantly increase our geographical coverage as we can equip more of our mobile fleet around the UK, not just in the main business jet centre around the UK. Our aim is to offer all the cleaning/disinfection solutions needed by the industry. To do this, we have to continuously invest in technology and equipment, and when it comes to COVID-19 we have to lead from the front to protect those flying in the aircraft.”