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NASA to Release Disputed Air Safety Data

Steve Scott

Monday, November 5th, 2007

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In an embarrassing about-face, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has agreed to release data from a controversial $11.3 million airline safety study by the end of the year. The space agency had previously decided to keep the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) study under wraps, saying the data might harm air carriers. The survey conducted by Batelle Memorial Institute had polled thousands of commercial and general aviation pilots about safety issues. Press accounts said that the pilots reported at least…

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