Compliance Statement

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What is the purpose of the Letter of Compliance, also called a Compliance Statement, an airline has to have when they are initially certified?

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Exit seat armrests

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Must armrests in exit seats must be fixed, or is it up to the operator to decide whether the armrests can be of the movable type?

In all my travels on airlines around the world, I’ve yet to see an exit seat with movable armrests. I’m not 100% sure if there is a regulation that requires it, however from a functional standpoint, all exit seat armrests are fixed because they contain the tray used by a passenger seated there. 

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Night vision and the flight deck

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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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Entering the cockpit at night

Why is it important to dim the galley and flight deck threshold lights before entering the flight deck at night?

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Passenger in a flight attendant jumpseat

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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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Flight attendants required

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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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Armrests down for takeoff

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Are armrests required by regulation to be down and locked during takeoff & landing?

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Can flight attendants make their own labels for the galley?

Can flight attendants make their own labels for use when working, and is there a regulation that prohibits them from sticking one onto a bin or cart? Read more

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