GoKawiilBlog post urges FAA to permit babywearing carriers during takeoff and landing
A writer argues the FAA should revisit its rule requiring parents to remove infants from babywearing carriers during takeoff, landing, and taxiing. The rule traces to a 1995 FAA decision and a 1994 study comparing restraint devices like car seats and harnesses, but that study never tested babywearing carriers against the common alternative of simply holding a baby in arms. The author contrasts this with the FAA's more flexible lap-infant policy, which allows lap-riding because forcing a purchased seat could push some families to drive instead, a riskier option overall.