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Lightweight Seatbelts Commercial Aviation Airbags & Restraints Aviation Restraints CARES Lightweight Seatbelts Seatbelt Airbags Cargo & Airframe Products Escape Slides & Equipment Interior Products Aftermarket Spares & Services Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul The number-one seatbelt just got lighter. Every time you fly, chances are you buckle up with AmSafe®. Now, the world’s leading seatbelt has gotten lighter—fifty grams lighter than our traditional seatbelt. The new lightweight seatbelt has the same patented features and performance qualities you have come to expect from AmSafe restraints. It has the same attach points as the conventional AmSafe seatbelt and can be retrofitted on both premium and economy seats. Using high-performance materials and design techniques, AmSafe has developed a passenger seatbelt that can provide significant weight savings when used throughout an airline’s fleet. AmSafe has also improved the design of its traditional teardrop buckle. The new ergonomic style of the AmSafe buckle is nicely suited for the modern seats and interiors of new aircraft yet meets the state-of-the-art standards of 16g compliance. The new seatbelt features include the following: • Lighter in weight when compared to a standard aviation seatbelt • Ergonomic clamshell buckle design • 90- and 30-degree buckle release angles available • Available in polyester & nylon webbing with over 100 color options • Can be retrofitted with existing attach points • Accommodates both premium and economy seats • Available with custom finishes, plating, and logos • Rated strength up to 3,000 lbs • Meets

Lighter than our traditional seatbelt, the lightweight version is designed to meet the new considerations given to lightweight seats and aircraft interiors. AmSafe has been in the aviation restraint business for more than 30 years, and we continue to look for ways to improve our products. The new lightweight seatbelt is an example of taking a proven technology and optimizing its design to meet the challenges of our customers. This lightweight version is not meant to replace the standard AmSafe seatbelt but rather offers our customers a modern lightweight seatbelt option to support...