WASHINGTON (AP) — The confidence of Americans tasked with maintaining Air Force travel and air force safety has slipped a bit since last year, according to a new poll. , most of the time, we believe that air transport is generally safe.
Investigation from Associated Press-NORC Civil Service Research Center 64% of US adults say that air travel is “very safe” or “somewhat safe.” that's right A little lower than last yearwhen 71% said that. Currently, about two in 10 adults in the US say air transport is very or slightly unsafe from 12% in 2024.
A faith in the ability of government agencies to ensure safe air travel is permeable. More than half of US adults have “a great deal” confidence in federal agencies, with a slight decline from six-tenths of last year.
The vote took place immediately after February 6th-10th. The collision on January 30th Between the passenger gun and the Army helicopter of American Airlines in Washington Delta Jet has turned the roof over While landing in Toronto. The Washington conflict, which killed all 67 people on two aircraft, was a country collision. The most fatal air disaster Since 2001. The decline in confidence suggests that, although small, the event may have rattled some Americans. 2024 polls It took place after another incident and raised questions about the safety of air travel. There, panels were blown off of Alaska Airlines jet liners above Oregon, leaving a large hole in the side of the plane.
Overall, Americans believe that travelling by plane is as safe as walking or riding a car. About two-thirds say that walking or driving is a safe mode of transportation. Only about half of our adults say that their local metro, subway or light rail system is safe. In line with 2024.
Republican President Donald Trump after Washington crashed Condemned federal government's efforts to promote diversity and inclusion And I was relieved that it was safe to fly to the Americans. That might help explain why Democrats and independents, not Republicans, saw a decline in trust.
Independents' belief that air travel is significantly safer has now gone from six tenths last year's known as safety to around four tenths now. About seven Democrats say air travel is safe since about three-quarters in 2024. Republicans have not changed their view that air travel is safe.
Democrats and independents also have less confidence in the government's ability to ensure air security than they did four years ago. The vote was held previously Probation Federal Aviation Administration employee fired gunhowever, at least some of the changes are likely to be linked to changes in the presidential administration from Democrat Joe Biden to Trump.
In January 2024, when Biden was still president, about seven in ten Democrats said they had high confidence in federal agencies to keep the Air Force safe. Now only six out of ten people say that. He also declined the confidence of independents, but Republicans' opinions remained unchanged.
Polls found that US adults' confidence in pilots and commercial airlines remains the same. Approximately eight US adults have a high level of trust in pilots, and about three-quarters say that about commercial airlines.
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The AP-NORC poll of 1,112 adults was conducted on February 6-10 using samples drawn from Norc's probability-based Amerispeak panel designed to represent the US population. I did. The margin for sampling errors across adults is either positive or negative 4.1 percentage points.
