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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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