212man
The prime cause of both those accidents was crew error, which no amount of certification standards would have fixed (perhaps a bit harsh), however you are probably right that better seats etc would have helped and that is why I am confident that we will not see the 225 on the North Sea without the crashworthy floor and seat option - oil companies simply could not justify not-having this mod. This does not appear on the TCDS as its an option, but I believe it gives crash protection/energy absorbtion substantially the same as the JAR 29 requirements if you go for it.
Nick
By the way, (since you're being nasty to me again) any answer on the 700lbs baggage limit on the current EASA TCDS? Considering you are delivering to European customers within the next few months, (assuming you can sort out the production line delays) aren't you leaving it a bit late to sort this out?