Are there any actual laws/airlines regulations about armrest use?

[R.P.McMurphy]

@Dewey_Finn

One company that makes airline seating has an interesting idea; move the middle seat back a couple of inches from the aisle and window seats. The idea is that the people on the outside will find it uncomfortable to use the armrest.

It will never work. It makes too much sense.

That being said, these jets cost 10’s of millions of dollars. How can they install seats that are inherently uncomfortable? That holds true even in First and Business class. I take a Backjoy, [SitSmart Products - Back Pain Relief & Posture Support – BackJoy], with me just because the design of the seats is so poor. The seats are back killers. I’ve had flight attendants ask me about the Backjoy because they acknowledge the seats are so poorly designed for long sitting.

Airline aircraft are amazingly well engineered. Let’s use the term “nearly bulletproof”. The seats are like bullets to the spine.

I have no vested interest in Backjoy. Apparently it’s a privately owned company. I wish I had a piece of the action.

[Marvin_the_Martian]

@R.P.McMurphy

It will never work. It makes too much sense.

That being said, these jets cost 10’s of millions of dollars. How can they install seats that are inherently uncomfortable? That holds true even in First and Business class. I take a Backjoy, [SitSmart Products - Back Pain Relief & Posture Support – BackJoy], with me just because the design of the seats is so poor. The seats are back killers. I’ve had flight attendants ask me about the Backjoy because they acknowledge the seats are so poorly designed for long sitting.

Airline aircraft are amazingly well engineered. Let’s use the term “nearly bulletproof”. The seats are like bullets to the spine.

I have no vested interest in Backjoy. Apparently it’s a privately owned company. I wish I had a piece of the action.

A few years back I had the pleasure of flying Cathay Pacific economy class. Easily the most comfortable airline seat ever. Also convenient - when you recline, instead of your seat back tilting back and crushing the open laptop of the passenger behind you, the back stays still while your seat slides forward (and your back slides down a bit). A lot more recline and a lot less hassle.

So a comfortable seat can be had. I don’t understand why more airlines don’t switch to this seat design (based on technology patented by office furniture company Steelcase) - if for no other reason than to reduce friction between passengers. Probably too expensive per seat…

[LSLGuy]

@Marvin_the_Martian

… when you recline, instead of your seat back tilting back and crushing the open laptop of the passenger behind you, the back stays still while your seat slides forward (and your back slides down a bit). A lot more recline and a lot less hassle.
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This is bog standard stuff on new Boeing and Airbus aircraft now and has been for 3-4 years. The industry is in no big hurry to replace the coach seating in the existing fleet though. And the super-economy airlines are extra-doubly disinclined to spend money on interiors.

[Darren_Garrison]

Bump. (For the hijack, not the actual topic.)

While reading this bad restaurant review that has been making the rounds, I noticed a passing mention of an Old York restaurant named Skosh.