Do seats forward of an emergency exit need to be locked upright?
Are seat rows forward of an emergency exit required to be locked upright and fixed, or is there a distance requirement forward of the overwing exit that permits those seats to recline?
Entries by Donald Wecklein
Language of destination speakers
Are airlines required to provide language of destination flight attendants, and must airlines perform the safety demonstration in English and the local language?
Window shades open for takeoff and landing
Are window shades required by regulation to be open for takeoff and landing?
Passenger in a flight attendant jumpseat
Can a passenger sit in a flight attendant jumpseat for takeoff and landing instead of their assigned seat in the cabin?
Blankets used during takeoff & landing
Can a passenger wrap a blanket around themselves during takeoff and landing?
Cups in the cabin for landing
During landing, are passengers allowed to keep plastic cups served to them?
Flight attendants required
I am on a 50 passenger seat aircraft that has two jumpseats. Only one Flight Attendant is required. If a jumpseat rider occupies the empty jumpseat, does that constitute a fifty‐first seat, triggering the requirement to add a second Flight Attendant?
Carry-on baggage
Carry-on baggage – an unpopular perspective, but worthy of discussion. One way to expedite emergency evacuations would be to promote passengers to put their valuables in small carry-on baggage kept at their feet. Don’t react, read.
Night vision and the flight deck
Why is it so important for all crewmembers, flight attendants and pilots, to adapt their vision to outside conditions for takeoff and landing, particularly at night?
The Director of Safety and their safety culture influence
The Director of Safety and their safety culture influence.