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The aircraft. first delivered to lufthansa in 1991. its one of the oldest aircraft in the germanwings fleet. >> as long as you have your maintenance schedule in place and follow all the procedures together with the manufacturer theres absolutely no issue with the age of an airport. >> reporter: lufthansa has an impressive safety record. the last incident was in 1993, when two people died in a crash in poland. >> they have a very, very good reputation in germany, and the reason for that is all th...

Very tragic moment for our company. everyone at germanwings is deeply shocked and saddened by these events. >> there are a lot of people in mourning as investigators search into clues what caused the night to go over over the french alps. richard quest has more. >> reporter: this is the ill-fated germanwings a-320 last year the airport it was heading for on the final flight. >> this is a tragedy, a tragic very sad day for germanwings and also for the whole lufthansa family. >> reporter: initial ...

Plane, from all over the world. australia, belgium, germany, spain, colombia and their families are waiting. i can tell you, john from having covered other plane crashes, this is a particularly painful time for those families. an absolute priority for them will be the repatriation of the bodies and to get answers to figure out what exactly happened. so from that standpoint time is absolutely of the essence. just to give you an understanding of where i am, this is a school not far from the crash ...

Mainly by air. local officials say its on a particularly steep part of the mountain. so weather in all of this of course going to be another factor. forecasters saying that conditions in this area are expected to get worse as the day goes on today. more rain and snow at some of the higher elevations on the ground particularly icy conditions also complicating things for officials, requiring specialist equipment to be able to maneuver about. john? >> erin is there any time pressure for the crews t...

>> reporter: germany tonight is in the state of sadness and mourning and also of course, in a state of shock, as well. this is a country that prides itself on its ingenuity and all of that extends to the sector of airline safety as well. its one of the reasons why so many german politicians have come forward. angela merkel will head to the crash site tomorrow. the german foreign minister was there today in a helicopter describing the gruesome pictures he saw. in the early stages, its all about t...

Germanwings flies 110 routes and has 90 aircraft. lowering cost is at the heart of lufthansas strategy. in 2012 it made germanwings the point-to-point carrier for all the short haul flights, except those going to hubs like frankfurt. and its now planning to consolidate germanwings under its regional brand eurowings. >> i think theres new markets, new customer groups to reach out for. the market is ready for it and lufthansa should put this offer together. >> reporter: the plans have sparked stri...

Italys high court will once again decide the fate of amanda knox. experts say the odds are not in knoxs favor. >> i did not kill my friend. i did not wield a knife. i have no reason to. >> reporter: the supreme court can either uphold last years conviction or overturn the decision. its a decision that for a second time found knox and her then boyfriend guilty of murdering 21-year-old british student meredith kercher. they have long claimed their innocence. they say they believe gaday acted alone...

>> and police have not disclosed the amount of ransom thats being sought. former u.s. congressman jesse jackson, jr., is set to leave prison thursday morning. jackson will serve the rest of his 30-month sentence at a halfway home in washington. jackson pleaded guilty to using campaign money for luxury items. he received treatment for bipolar disorder at the mayo clinic in 2012. his lawyer says his misconduct was linked to his mental health issues. amanda knoxs future is hanging in the balanc...

Crack down with marchers that are attacked and beaten by the police as they try to cross the bridge in alabama. it was known as bloody sunday and paved way for monumental changes in this country. johnathon? >> hi john. original marchers will return to the historic bridge. among those linda blackman lowery. she was beent on march 7, 1965, and later that year she was the youngest person to complete the entire march during which she celebrated her 15th birthday. >> the sel mamovement was a children...

Who do not see eye to eye at the moment very publicly airing those disagreements. thank you so much for that oren. the furious controversy in washington and in israel does not seem to be slowing down the ongoing nuclear talks between the u.s. and iran. the iranian foreign minister noted that even though the israeli prime minister is, quote, trying to disrupt a deal the negotiations are, as he put it starting to move forward. secretary of state john kerry is still in switzerland for those talks...