Feasibility Study of an Integrated Safety Seat for Infants and Children Under the Age of Two Traveling in Commercial Aircraft

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of integrated safety seat for children and infants onboard commercial aircraft. The researcher collected and analyzed data on the subject of safety seats for children and infants onboard commercial aircraft. The 115 participants for this study were randomly selected from the population of parents boarding commercial aircraft with infants and/or children. The research method used was descriptive and also compared the integrated safety seats for infants and children in automobiles to commercial aircraft. The survey examined whether or not parents were interested and willing to pay for an integrated safety seat, if available to them. Eighty-six percent were interested in paying for a seat designed for their children/infants. Appropriate recommendations were made, to address safety issues involving infants and children.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Aeronautical Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Applied Aviation Sciences

Year

1999

Author dc:creator

• Bakhsh, Muneer A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Charles Richardson
• John A. Wise
• Donald Hunt

• safety seats
• infants
• children
• commercial aircraft
• Aviation
• Aviation Safety and Security

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/299

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:db-theses-1011