DOT: Accessible Lavatory Rule ‘Addresses A Human Rights Issue’

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A new rule from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) broadens aircraft requirements for wheelchair-accessible lavatories. Currently mandated only on widebody aircraft, the rule will require new single-aisle aircraft—increasingly used for longer flights—to have at least one larger, accessible...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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