AmSafe

AmSafe Inc. is a distributor of air safety and securement products to the aerospace, defense, and ground transportation industries and maker of airplane seatbelts. AmSafe makes the Aviation Inflatable Restraint (AAIR), a seatbelt airbag approved by the FAA designed to improve occupant protection from serious head injury during an otherwise survivable aircraft accident. The airbag allows manufacturers and airlines to meet the FAA 16g seat retrofit rule that mandates all aircraft comply by October 2009 (1) [Andy Pasztor, "The Wall Street Journal", November 16, 2006.] .

AmSafe’s aviation products can be found on most commercial aircraft, including seat belts, restraints, cargo and barrier nets, tie-downs, and cabin interior textiles. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, AmSafe operates manufacturing and service facilities around the world. Numerous general aviation aircraft manufactures have adopted the airbag, including Mooney, Cessna and Cirrus [Jim Cavanagh, "Aviation Consumer," January 2007] .

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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5402342.stm BBC Horizon]
* [http://www.atwonline.com/magazine/article.html?articleID=1481 Air Transport World]
* [http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/materials/modelling/barth_2005_survivability_v2_small.pdf Tom Barth Air Impact Survivability]
* [http://www.flightsafety.org/ccs/ccs_jul-aug03.pdf Flight Safety Foundation]
* [http://www.amsafe.com AmSafe web site]