Pilots polled
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What do pilots think about the effects of deregulation on air safety? The Dallas Times Herald recently asked this; question to more than 1200 pilots who! fly for passenger airlines. The result was, an overwhelming condemnation of the! effects of deregulation.
Nearly two-thirds said they believer (flying has become more dangerous since deregulation. A scant 1 percent saw ani improvement in air safety.
A quarter of the pilots said that flying i will become even more dangerous over! the next five years.
Nearly half said that aircraft main -tenance and the quality of new pilots had! declined.
One-third said that the air-traffic con -trol system was deteriorating.
Many of the pilots polled said they would not allow their families to fly on some of the newer airlines.
The survey also found that the most ¡experienced pilots were the most pes - ! i simistic about the level of safety beingl maintained in the air lanes.--M.H.
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