{"id":96528,"date":"2025-05-27T05:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=96528"},"modified":"2025-05-27T03:49:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T22:19:17","slug":"american-airlines-cushiom-typo-raises-faa-oversight-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/american-airlines-cushiom-typo-raises-faa-oversight-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines’ “Cushiom” Typo Raises FAA Oversight Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FORT WORTH-<\/strong> American Airlines (AA)<\/a> recently drew attention for a long-standing typo on its safety cards: \u201cUse Seat Bottom Cushiom For Flotation.\u201d The error appears on aircraft like the Airbus A320, where seat bottom cushions are designated flotation devices in water emergency evacuations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reported by View From The Wing<\/a>, this mistake highlights a surprising gap in oversight. Despite FAA regulations and rigorous safety checks, a simple spelling error has persisted unnoticed across many planes, raising questions about quality control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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American Airlines’ “Cushiom” Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Under Federal Aviation Regulations 14 CFR 25.1415(e), airlines operating over water must provide approved flotation means within easy reach of each passenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Airlines fulfills this requirement by designating the seat-bottom cushion as an emergency flotation device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passengers are instructed to remove the cushion and use it by slipping their arms through the straps or holding it against the chest while treading water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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@AmericanAir<\/a> how did this pass quality checks?? \ud83e\udd23#americanairlines<\/a> #AA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4fS4kUJ4Sl<\/a><\/p>— \u2728so much for (reed)dust\u2728 (@forever_on_high) May 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>