News and notes from around the interweb:
- Wut Surely this is fake news?
- A new coach seat lets airlines avoid giving passengers in the exit row so much legroom
Well, now there's a way to trim exit row legroom and maintain egress ratings. @recaro_as has a design where the smaller pan has a flip up for support when seated, then it auto flips out of the way when you stand up. Allows max capacity seating. #paxex #aix2023 pic.twitter.com/slyDG7hMPV
— Seth Miller (@WandrMe) June 5, 2023
- Air Canada plans to launch a ‘book the cook’ option for business class not just pre-ordering what would be provisioned on the flight anyway.
- Angry United Pilot Calls Out SFO ATC Over Go Arounds
- Hotel projects are having trouble getting funded. Not this one, though: hotel that looks like a poop emoji (WSJ, HT: @crucker)
- New Riyadh Air livery, apparently one of two, though some are wondering how well this will work in the desert heat.
We are delighted to unveil the first of two #RiyadhAir livery designs, a perfect blend of cutting-edge technology and timeless elegance.
The #FutureTakesFlight#aPIFCompany pic.twitter.com/CxLeV45IJD
— Riyadh Air (@RiyadhAir) June 4, 2023
At six foot three, I am distressed by these foot rests. They hit me in the shins and are in my way. Also, I no longer am attracted to these exit rows; as I often would be sandwiched between two other gentleman with not only long legs; but, also, broad shoulders. I would have to sit slightly angled to fit my shoulders around my neighbors’ shoulders.
I used to think that, because I am big and strong, I could help the FA’s in an emergency with my speed and strength by the emergency exit door. Now, I couldn’t care less. C’est la vie.
More passenger torture from the airlines. That seat mechanism looks very uncomfortable and would be especially so on any flight over an hour. Flying used to be tolerable, but nowadays it’s a pain.
UFO Guy: He’s writing a book. This happens every few years.
Exit row: Some airlines would do this. Others would rather continue charging extra for exit row seats, which they may not be able to get away with with this configuration. Also, would this actually be FAA legal? If the leg rest thing malfunctioned, it would be an instant safety problem.
Just need Musk or Bezos to offer a $1B reward for any official who comes out openly with definitive proof that the government has pieces of alien spacecraft. Sure, you may be prosecuted, but I bet a pardon would be coming AND you would be rich.
If no one takes them up on the offer, I think it would be fairly good evidence of the negative.
@thing1 The government would seize your $1B reward without even having to prove you committed espionage, just using civil forfeiture. They do that shit over a guy travelling with 6K, they would not hesitate to use it for $1B. You would be decidedly not rich. You would be even more broke than when you started.
@Frank. Can you imagine going through TSA security?
TSA: Do you have anything you’d like to declare?
Me: As a matter of fact, I do. One piece of a crashed alien spacecraft and one billion dollars in small, unmarked bills…..
RE: exit seats
I feel like there’s a limited utility here. On the 737, there are two rows of over-the-wing exit seats (16 and 17 on Alaska), and I’m sure many more but this is the one that I’m familiar and confident with.
What are you going to do with only row 16 being able to have this stupid retractable seat pan? Add additional maintenance costs for a single row of exit seats?
Plus, we’re talking like 2-3 inches of space. How many more seats can you actually fit onto a short-haul single-aisle plane with this?
The seats keep getting increasingly uncomfortable. Why don’t the airlines just jump to to final resolution: pack passengers in coffin-like boxes and ship us like baggage. That’s what they think we are. No more “refreshments”, flight attendants, or phony patronage. First class coffins are better padded. That’s where we are headed anyway.