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Planes pilot took off auto pilot and crashed it into the ground killing 33 people. all of this raising the question who needs to be protected more the pilots or the passengers? randi kaye cnn, new york. >> all these years later, still so chilling to hear mohammed ata in the plane. back with richard quest and bruce, a former flight instructor and focus on aviation systems development. richard, as we saw in randis report theres often a strong place to make safety changes in the wake of a crash and...

Testing, and psychiatric records are reviewed and it is a closely watched program, and been successful and it does not make pilots go underground and report when they need a treatment for depression. >> all right. guys standby, because we have more coming up, and we will take a closer look for example at some of the calls that are under way right now for the chak ofnge in the tragedy of screening and keeping a pilot on the deck at all times, and plus, it is written on the side of every new york ...

>> might there have been signs, could there have been indications that this person might have been mentally unstable? >> no the pilot has passed all his tests, all his medical exams. we have at lufthansa a reporting system where crew can report without being punished their own problems or they can report about problems of others any kind of punishment that hasnt been used either in this case. all the safety nets all the safety nets we are so proud of here have not worked in this case. >> reporte...

Airplane. just stay quiet. >> reporter: the 9/11 terror attack led to reinforced cockpit doors on all commercial airplanes. the doors so strong they can resist bullets, even sh raprapnel from a hand grenade. the ax isnt either but after flight 370 mysteriously disappeared in 2014 investigators wonder if the flight might have been doomed by a crew member. some took issue with those new cockpit doors. >> one either had to be incapacitated or locked out. thats one of the concerns we had after 9/11....

On the payroll. joining us is richard quest, and our aviation analyst miles obrien, and the neuro psychologist gary kay who developed a cognitive test for pilots used by the faa and around the world, and last week, richard, lufthansa said that the pilot was 100% flight worthy without any limitations, but if a pilot did if in fact have serious depressive episodes taking psychotic medication and the airline knew about it, can they ever be be 100% flight worthy from their perspective? >> we need to...

More now on the cockpit door of germanwings airlines 9525 that was so well designed to keep the pilot from regaining access on it that kept him from regaining taking control of the plane. and now, we look at what might have sparked this incident. some background from randi kaye. >> reporter: value jet flight 592 from miami to atlanta, the day before mothers day, 1996. the pilots hear a loud boom, six minutes into the flight. >> what kind of problem are you having? >> smoke in the cabin. >> repor...

Miles obrien and the clinical neuropsychologist, gary cay, who discovered a cognitive test for pilots. richard, last week lufthansa, as you know saying the pilot was, quote, 100% flight worthy without any limitations, but if a pilot did, in fact have serious episodes and taking psychotic medication can they ever become 100% flight worthy from their perspective? >> we need to know what happened after he returned in 2009 and finished his training. because that tells us whether there was the correc...

Memorial service. the first lady paying attention, not paying attention to them, but paying attention to the service. the photographer who captured the group taking this selfie is now speaking out. plus new details about what happened before this asiana jetliner crashed in san francisco. the pilot was concerned and stressed about landing that plane. a live update straight ahead. its time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week. cass shriver used to tell his tie dye shirts to big box...