Originally Posted by
3Cforme
In the U.S. the rule is 1 FA per 50 seats, whether passengers are in the seats or not.
AA 738s used to be configured for 148 passengers.
I thought they had 150 seats, one less row of coach, plus 4 middle seats that were blocked. I don't remember the exact number, but it doesn't seem it would make sense to have 148 instead of 150 as I thought the goal at the time was to staff 3 flight attendants