Moreover, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun to explore the safety issues associated with increased aircraft capacity and reduced seat pitch that results from the installation of "slimline" seats. In an 14 April 2015 hearing of the DOT's Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection, Cynthia Corbett, an investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, discussed concerns regarding the emergency evacuation of higher capacity aircraft.
Moreover, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has started to explore the safety issues connected to increased passenger capacity and reduced seat space resulting from "slimline" seats. In a hearing on April 14, 2015, of the DOT's Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection, Cynthia Corbett, an investigator with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, discussed concerns about evacuating passengers from larger aircraft in emergency situations.