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I've recently had a chat with one of our Maintrol guys. He has heard that the CAA are considering increasing the minimum seat pitch to 31in. Apparently if this is the case then our A320s with 180 seat config would no longer be economically viable for charter service.

Check out the Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph Travel sections for update on this.

At current seat prices then you would lose money, seat prices would have to rise across the board to maintain profitability.

Give the SLF 31 inches and the b*ggers will be wanting recline next!

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CAA have commissioned report on behalf of the JAA. .Several recomendations have come out of this due to the increased size of pax since the last review. .Report recommends 28.2" pitch @ dimension A iaw AWN64 as well as lots of other issues.

Airbuz have negated this by carrying out an evacuation trial to to prove an AMOC to the AWN

There is currentlly no other NAA that has this requirement

I've heard through unofficial channels that JAA are considering a 32" pitch minimum. Anyone heard anything to substantiate this ?

sokkit

Do you know the mix of people used in the Airbus trial, the report for the JAA which recommended increasing Dimension A - as defined in AN64 - was based on the consultants view that 26 inches isn't sufficient for a proportion of the population going to 28.2 would allow 95% of Europeans to move in and out of their seats. It's not based on evacuation criteria. see <a href="http://www.ice.co.uk" target="_blank">www.ice.co.uk</a> for the full report.

Brabazon

I have the full report . .It is only recomendations and does make a statement that further investigation is required . .Incidentally , @ 29/30" pitch we have had numerous congrats letters from pax(no bribes involved). Very little complaints, perhaps we fly small people! . .depends on what you pays and what the expectation is?. .Report really looked at long haul stuff -min sector over 3 hrs, so it could effect charter boys and the big birds more than us little guys