Originally Posted by
transportprof
So FARs don't apply to foreign carriers serving US airports? Some Emirates flights to the West Coast spend a fair bit on time in US airspace.
Generally only the flight rules. It would be completely unworkable for an international airline to have to completely switch all regulations everytime we crossed a border. How could we possibly know all the regulations for every country in which we fly?
Originally Posted by
cesco.g
Wondering if more stowage on the CRJs will result in larger bins, capable to hold a standard roll-aboard?
The CRJ-700 already has slightly larger bins which do accept standard rollaboards. In the CRJ-550, you're also eliminated 20 passengers so imagine a CRJ-700 flight with 20 empty seats. Chances are, most of the carry-on bags would fit even without the four closets that the CRJ-550 will have.
Actually, a rollaboard will fit in a CRJ-200 overhead though it is a very tight fit. You'll see that the crew's rollaboards are in the overheads on most CRJ-200 operators. The problem is that the overheads would be full very early in the boarding process if the passengers were allowed to bring them onboard as well.