The US air transport industry paid in 2016 nearly $14 million (€11.7 million) to candidates running for the US Congress according to OpenSecrets.org. Thus, this lobby is quite powerful. Small wonder that attempts from some members of congress, including Steve Cohen (TN-D), to regulate a minimum airline seat size have gone nowhere.
But on April 27, 2018 an overwhelming majority (393-13) in the US House of Representatives voted for the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill of 2018. The bill would not only... The incredible shrinking airline seat (2)
The US air transport industry paid in 2016 nearly $14 million (€11.7 million) to candidates running for the US Congress according to OpenSecrets.org. Thus, this lobby is quite powerful. Small wonder that attempts from some members of congress, including Steve Cohen (TN-D), to regulate a minimum airline seat size have gone nowhere.
But on April 27, 2018 an overwhelming majority (393-13) in the US House of Representatives voted for the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill of 2018. The bill would not only... 
Flying is the safest mode of travel. The risk to die in an aircraft crash decreased since 2015 to less than 1 fatality per 10 million airline passengers. Despite this trend it is already certain that 2018 will turn out to be less safe than 2017, writes 
Southwest Airlines
Traveling involves risk, so travelers are potential customers of insurance companies. Flying is the safest mode of travel in terms of accidents, but how about germs travelers may be exposed to?
Airlines continue to cram more seats in their aircraft. They not only reduce legroom, but also seat width: from 18.5 inches (47 cm) a decade ago to about 17 inches (43 cm) now. The number of emergency exits remains unchanged, so the time needed to evacuate a plane must have increased.
Therefore, we already contacted the US Federal Aviation Administration (
The US Transportation Security Administration (
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