airline seats are shrinking more and more. don t count on the faa to help you out. the federal agency is refusing to regulate airline seating size. yes, a consumer group sued the faa arguing that smaller airline seats combined with many passengers expanding waistlines could slow down evacuations. the faa s response is, not our problem. they say the issue is something that needs to be worked out between passengers and airlines. let s talk it over with cnn transportation analyst mary schiavo, the former inspector general for the u.s. transportation department. and mary, should the faa intervene here? reporter: the faa should intervene, but i find the interest extremely interesting. it has consequences i m sure the faa hasn t thought about. what s paramount is the 90-second rule. that is that airlines and aircraft manufacturers have to prove to the faa they can do it by testing or computer modeling that they can get everybody off