FAA to test if U.S. airplane seats too tight to quickly evacuate passengers

Amid complaints that airline seats have become too small to accommodate the average American, the U.S. government will test how fast passengers can evacuate a plane in setting minimum seat sizes for the first time.The Federal Aviation Administration will conduct evacuation tests with 720 people over 12 days in November, Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell said at a U.S. House hearing on Thursday."Americans are getting bigger and seat size is important but it has to be looked at in the context of saf