Proper child restraints in aircraft recommended after infant killed in crash
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The Transportation Safety Board has recommended today that Transport Canada mandate the use of child restraint systems on commercial aircraft.
The TSB recommendation comes in a report into the crash of a Perimeter Airlines plane from Winnipeg in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, which claimed the life of six-month-old Isaac Appaqaq on Dec. 22, 2012.
A coroner said Appaqaq was thrown from his mother’s lap during the crash and suffered fatal head injuries.
“Infants and children who are not properly restrained are at risk of injury and possibly death,” the report says.
“They may also cause injury or death to other passengers as they can become projectiles.
“Currently, they are not offered an equivalent level of safety compared to adult passengers.”
TSB chairwoman Kathy Fox admits mandating use of child restraints for infants up to two years of age will be “controversial” because parents would have to buy a seat for the child. Currently it is free if the baby sits on the lap of an adult.
The TSB also recommends commercial airlines collect and report on how many infants under two and how many young children aged two to 12 fly with them.
Currently, children up to the age of two can fly for free on the lap of an adult.
The TSB also recommended air operators provide more training for air taxi pilots and commuter pilots to help them “work more effectively together on the flight deck.”
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Updated on Monday, June 29, 2015 2:21 PM CDT: Adds comment from TSB chairwoman Kathy Fix.
Updated on Monday, June 29, 2015 3:54 PM CDT: Corrects name to Fox.