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May 27, 2016, 1:01 pm

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Originally Posted by 3Cforme

The DOT (as of February this year) requires carriers to post info on minimum seat width, and for infant car seat suitability, on the web site. AA's pages for Airbus aircraft note that the A330 seats are not forward facing in Business and that car seats shall not be used.

https://www.aa.com/i18n/aboutUs/ourP...seatdimensions

Thanks for that. I knew one aircraft type was an exception, anyway, and you managed to find the information and link to it. (The information is revealed when one clicks on the "Seat dimensions" in-page link; look for an asterisk immediately following the first dimension.)

This means FAA certification for car type seats has not been granted by the FAA for the A330 seats because they are angled in relation to the fuselage and not forward facing..

Note that the same page indicates the "772" refurbished Boeing 777-200ER (16 of 47 777-200ER hulls currently), the Boeing 777-300ER "77W" and the Boeing 787-8 "Dreamliner" Business class also do not permit use of car seats.

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