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    Do seats forward of an emergency exit need to be locked upright?

    Equipment, Operations

    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?

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    August 29, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    Language of destination speakers

    Best practices, Operations

    Are airlines required to provide language of destination flight attendants, and must airlines perform the safety demonstration in English and the local language?

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    August 27, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    Window shades open for takeoff and landing

    Best practices, Manual, Operations

    Are window shades required by regulation to be open for takeoff and landing?

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    August 26, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    Passenger in a flight attendant jumpseat

    Manual, Operations

    Can a passenger sit in a flight attendant jumpseat for takeoff and landing instead of their assigned seat in the cabin?

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    August 26, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    Blankets used during takeoff & landing

    Best practices, Manual, Operations

    Can a passenger wrap a blanket around themselves during takeoff and landing? 

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    August 25, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    Cups in the cabin for landing

    Manual, Operations, Regulations

    During landing, are passengers allowed to keep plastic cups served to them?

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    August 22, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    Flight attendants required

    Operations, Regulations

    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? 

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    August 22, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    Carry-on baggage

    Operations

    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.

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    August 21, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    Night vision and the flight deck

    Best practices, Manual, Operations

    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?

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    August 20, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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    The Director of Safety and their safety culture influence

    Best practices, Operations, Regulations

    The Director of Safety and their safety culture influence.

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    August 17, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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