ABSTRACT
In the aviation industry a variety of ethical theories are utilized even without one necessarily being aware of it. For example, the rules and regulations that the FAA creates are based on a cost-benefit approach to decision-making. While on the surface this type of analysis is economic rather than moral, the ethics of consequentialism follows the same method for determining what is morally right and wrong. If the result of a decision is such that the negative outcome would outweigh the good, then one should not choose that action. Likewise, if a regulation is not cost effective, the FAA will not enforce it, such as the ongoing debate over the regulation of child restraint systems (CRSs).
