Tuesday, 19 February 2008

re nasa refuses to disclose air safety



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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