System Safety In The News

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FAA Ordered to Address Safety Concerns Over Shrinking Airline Seats and Growing Passengers

In July 2017, a U.S. Appeals Court judge ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review the size of airline seats based on safety concerns. In what she termed “the incredible shrinking airline seat,” Judge Patricia Ann Millett ordered the FAA to take the action, saying the agency had been remiss in its job of setting minimum standards for the size of economy class seats, along with the distance between rows. In the order, Millett directed the FAA to