Carriers argue fatigue risk weighs against FAA’s order to modify 787 cockpit seats

Boeing 787 cockpit-c-Alex Beltyukov Creative Commons

Source: Alex Beltyukov/Creative Commons

US regulators are ordering Boeing 787 operators to modify cockpit seats to prevent possible serious injury to the captain in the event of rapid decompression, despite objections from several airlines citing fatigue risk.

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