Originally Posted by
exbayern
Do you mean 'non-US' carriers when you say 'foreign'? I know non-American travellers who have had issues on US carriers because their car seats didn't have some sort of US-issued sticker, even if it was approved in their home country, and even once a model sold in the US.
Nope, the FAA honors foreign air approval car seats. They could have lodged a complaint. Here's the doc;
http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...%20120-87B.pdf
The problem is usually with foreign car seats not being approved
at all for air travel. Many of the seats here in Europe, for example, need a shoulder strap to be installed correctly. Airplanes only have lap belts.