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EASA gives instructions to airlines on how to face the problem of Koito seats not meeting the safety standards
Cologne, Germany - Airworthiness directive in force from August, 1st
Recently EASA, European Aviation Safety Agency, issued an airworthiness directive, with effects from August 1st, due to the discovery, made in 2010, that Koito Industries' seats do not meet safety standards. They're about 150,000 copies used on about 1000 airplanes of 32 airlines all over the world, from All Nippon Airways and Jal to Singapore Airlines, to Air Canada, Klm and Sas. The Japanese...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1130640
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency