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Watchdog: FAA not prepared to update jet evacuation rules

by AP Business Writer
| September 21, 2020 12:03 AM

DETROIT (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration hasn't updated standards for emergency airliner evacuations in nearly two decades, a period when travelers have increasingly had to deal with tighter aircraft seats, more carry-on bags and support animals, a government watchdog says.

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