An appeals court panel declared on Friday that federal regulators must consider a petition for review on small seats. Seat sizes have been getting smaller over the years, but the Federal Aviation Administration has no requirements for measurements. “This is the case of the incredible shrinking airline seat,” Judge Patricia Millett wrote in her opinion. The court isn’t demanding a seat requirement, but it adds to the building momentum for a minimum size. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) has put forth a second attempt to pass a bill, aptly nicknamed the SEAT Act, to regulate seat and legroom on flights.

Source: Huffington Post July 29, 2017 14:41 UTC