that should be foundation. i know it s a bit of an eye chart. wanted to expand some of parts of it and i know boeing has evolved a bit with the 787 from that, and we thank them for it. so, the airlines need a much more salient automation philosophy, or flight path management policy. manufacturers, design. it doesn t talk about the operation and it provides little guidance for training, procedures, division of labor, working with management. and many of us operate both airbus and boeing on property, and others as well. so really important to go back to the foundation before we jump in to create new procedure. i have a couple of examples just to kind of illustrate some of my points. so airline a, if you want to read it, the philosophy, basically this is how they operated for 30 years. their philosophy and procedural operation guidance pretty clear. don t do it. so then they realized potential savings in both time and f
interviewing the people involved. we will get to the bottom of this. reporter: lahood said a big part of the investigation will not be just the incident, but why the faa found out about it for the first time from a news reporter. that s something they ve got to figure out. thank you. secretary lahood went out of his way to compliment the air traffic controller who helped avert near disaster in the sky, but imagine being on the other end piloting the plane responsible for dozens and dozens of lives. kristin fisher spoke with a former pilot to get his perspective and she joins us live from reagan national with that part of the story. this was a serious event and it s being termed as a loss of separation which means the aircraft got closer together than what they re normally supposed to do. were they on collision courses? we re not exactly sure at the moment. reporter: even if you re not sure, any time you hear the word collision course and aircraft in the same sentenc
of the zoo until the pandas arrived and stole the spotlight. and now, oh, the mayhem. from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill wire in new york city, this is nightline, march 27, 2012. good evening, i m cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a frightening day for aviation safety. the latest incident took place in the air between new york and amarillo, texas when the pilot seemed to go ber zerk. while the flat landed safely, the event has many asking tonight whether airplane personnel are under too much stress and too little scrutiny. reporter: captain clayton oz bonn, trusted with the lives of many passengers on a flight to new york to las vegas. he was taken off the plane in handcuffs and a wheelchair by police after six apparentlies wrestled the plait to the ground, concerned he was determined to crash the plane. first time landing an airplane when you have your knee on the neck of an airplane captain. reporter: it happen
of the zoo until the pandas arrived and stole the spotlight. and now, oh, the mayhem. from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill wire in new york city, this is nightline, march 27, 2012. good evening, i m cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a frightening day for aviation safety. the latest incident took place in the air between new york and amarillo, texas when the pilot seemed to go ber zerk. while the flat landed safely, the event has many asking tonight whether airplane personnel are under too much stress and too little scrutiny. reporter: captain clayton oz bonn, trusted with the lives of many passengers on a flight to new york to las vegas. he was taken off the plane in handcuffs and a wheelchair by police after six apparentlies wrestled the plait to the ground, concerned he was determined to crash the plane. first time landing an airplane when you have your knee on the neck of an airplane captain. reporter: it happen
in a nearly year-old deadly dui case. pon year-old, emile 51 year-old emilia chen is behind bars. police say she bought the alcohol with her daughter s friend. the teenager, along with others was involved in a crash on highway 101 last february. the others in the car and the driver who is facing jail time survived. the district attorney says they were all intoxicated. kron4 s reggie kumar spoke with a young girl s family which is still coping with her death. reporter: the father of 17 year-old margaret says he angry finding out that emilia chin allegedly purchased alcohol for his daughters i didn t know that the mother of a friend did it. that s ridiculous. the alcohol was the main played the biggest role in the accident. do you remember the last thick you said to her? i love you dad, i ll see you when i come back. reporter: the young girl was killed a week before her 18th birthday. her grandmother and cousin can t believe she s gone. every day, she came t