US Senate rejects airline seat-space rule proposal

The US Senate rejected a proposal Thursday that would have regulated a minimum seat size on US airline aircraft. The proposal, made by New York Democrat Senator Charles Schumer, was latched to the FAA reauthorization bill that is moving through Congress. The seat proposal was rejected 54-42, with...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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