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Improved High-Load Seats Mandated for New Airliners

Steve Scott

Monday, October 10th, 2005

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Only new air transports must be fitted with 16 G seats fully compliant with current rules, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Its final rule, published Sept. 27 in the Federal Register, avoids a costly retrofit program that was largely opposed by industry. The failure to mandate retrofit will doubtless be deeply disturbing to many advocates of air safety, but the FAA believes that the increasing proliferation of 16 G "compatible" seats, the retirement of aircraft fitted with 9…

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