Aviation safety experts and lawmakers lambasted NASA this week for the agency's release of a massive airline safety database in a format that makes it difficult to analyze…. The data consist of interviews of more than 30,000 pilots from 2001 through 2004. Last year, NASA initially refused to release the data, saying it could damage public confidence in airlines. (USA Today, Wednesday)
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