Our Public tax dollars (8.5 million to be exact) are spent on a safety survey of our national air transportation system. The results are gathered and a report is written. Next I should be writing that the report is released to the airlines, the public and any other agency that contributes to the safety of our air travel; unfortunately I can’t write that because

NASA REFUSES TO RELEASE THEIR AIR SAFETY SURVEY

The officials state that the information “could” cause a drop in confidence of our air trans system and should not be released. There are so many things wrong with that train of thought I do not even know where to begin. Here are three quick points.

1) My tax dollars went to pay for this report, it should be public knowledge.
2) I should have all existing information made accessible to me so that I may make the best decision for me and my family regarding our flying habits. Withholding information regarding the safety of such a common occurrence is accessory to the deaths caused by lack of such knowledge.
3) By withholding the info from not only passengers but from airlines as well NASA effectively cuts out the very entity that is ultimately responsible for the safety of its customers. If the airlines don’t know about a problem they CAN NOT FIX IT!