RE: NASA refuses to disclose air safety survey
apparently ignorance is bliss: "Anxious to avoid upsetting air
travelers, NASA is withholding results from an unprecedented national
survey of pilots that found safety problems like near collisions and
runway interference occur far more frequently than the government
previously recognized."
well, isn't that comforting. the survey, which was a 4 year, 8.5
million dollar project, conducted telephone interviews with 24000
commercial and general aviation pilots. however, NASA refuses to
reveal the findings because it could "affect the public confidence in,
and the commercial welfare of, the air carriers and general aviation
companies whose pilots participated in the survey" (story). well yeah,
i'd say. especially that part about the near collisions and runway
interferences.
i'm concerned not only because i detest a government cover-up in the
name of protecting the bottom-line (in this case, the commercial
aviation industry), but also because i plan on flying to the states
next year. for the first time.
i'm really hoping the report gets leaked because i truly believe
people deserve to know the truth.
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