Legal Opinion
Flyers Rights Education Fund, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 28, 2017No. 16-1101PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge-ROGERS,
MILLETT, Circuit Judge:
This is the Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat. As many have no doubt noticed, aircraft seats and the spacing between them have been getting smaller and smaller, while American passengers have been growing in size. Paul Hudson and the Flyers Rights group became concerned that this sharp contraction in ’passenger seating space was endangering the safety, health, and comfort of airline passengers. So they petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate rules…
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