Qantas Develops New Cabin Lighting for Long Flights to Reduce Jet Lag

Qantas has developed new cabin lighting for long-haul flights from Australia’s east coast to London and New York following 150 hours of testing. The airline’s Project Sunrise seeks to reduce jetlag and improve wellbeing by taking inspiration from the colours of the Australian landscape. After hours of testing at the Airbus Customer Definition Centre in Hamburg, Qantas created more than a dozen new lighting scenes. The airline staff worked with representatives from Airbus, the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre, and the Caon Design Office. They examined hundreds of lighting patterns and sequences to develop the Airbus A350 cabin mockup....