Supported by the Paralyzed Veteran’s of America (PVA) research foundation, Beneficial Designs (BD) conducted testing from January 2015 to July 2016 on aircraft boarding devices regularly used to assist non-ambulatory passengers on and off aircraft. BD discovered that these devices are highly unstable and that 20 percent of users had fallen off or fallen over in them, resulting in injuries. BD determined that for passengers without sensation, sitting on the firm seating in commercial aircraft is dangerous and causes hospitalizations as a result of pressure sores. BD also learned that improved technologies are needed to assist non-ambulatory passengers on and off aircraft since many non-ambulatory passengers are being dropped, scrapped, and injured during the transfer process. The process of stowing wheelchairs in aircraft has destroyed many devices to the tune of millions of dollars in repairs and replacement costs for every major US Airline. This has also caused these passengers to be stranded without a functional wheelchair when traveling for work and pleasure.