Boeing asks FAA to temporarily exempt 777 from head-injury rules
Boeing wants its 777-200 widebody twin temporarily exempted from FAA rules protecting passengers in front-row economy-class seats from serious head injuries, while it works to solve seat design problems. FAA turned down a similar request in January 1993, and since then several seat configurations...
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