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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by wombatmobile on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @02:59AM (#28285860)
> Each time they push us an inch closer, they get to put six extra seats on the plane, so it’s actually quite valuable to them to shrink the pitch. And they’re able to do so because the FAA decided to allow the airlines to keep shrinking the pitch, and as they do, that wedge of space becomes a more valuable resource.

See FAA regulatory capture.

Here's one of many articles with that theme

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a34045023/boe...

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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by Clewza313 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:03AM (#28285887)
The original article is off base here. As far as I know, there are no FAA requirements for minimum seat pitch, only for being able to evacuate the airplane fast enough.

As it happens, in 2018 Congress mandated the FAA to come up with some standards, but as of last year it hadn't happened:

https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Congre...

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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by wombatmobile on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:25AM (#28285969)
> in 2018 Congress mandated the FAA to come up with some standards, but as of last year it hadn't happened

Exactly

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