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    Tag Archive for: exit seats

    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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    Exit seat armrests

    Best practices, Manual, Operations

    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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    July 6, 2026/0 Comments/by Donald Wecklein
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