Thomas Chapman

Thomas Chapman is a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member known for his advocacy for aviation safety, particularly regarding the protection of infants during flights. At a recent NTSB hearing, he emphasized the need for regulations requiring that infants be secured in their own seats rather than held in laps, following a harrowing incident on an Alaska Airlines flight where a mother feared her child had been ejected from the plane due to explosive decompression. Chapman has expressed frustration over the FAA's inaction on this matter despite longstanding recommendations from the NTSB.