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Citing flight duty time limitations, Air India pilot refused to fly the London-Delhi flight, after it was diverted to Jaipur due to bad weather condition in the capital city of India.

Use the auto pilot to fly into the terrain or did he say you know what this is my last time flying an airplane. did he disconnect and fly the airplane manually? that may be able to be determined by virtue of that aspect. >> this is something we talked about on commercial break and worth bringing on air. as pilots in this case co-pilot, and the pilot left to use the lab. what do you do as the co-pilot before the pilot leaves? >> one of the things we were discussing on break is the fact the oxygen...

But that pilot could not get back in. the official says the cockpit voice recorder indicates quoting, "the guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and then he hits the door stronger and no answer. there is never an answer." he goes onto say, quoting "you can hear hes trying to smash the door down." so at this point there are two possibilities. the pilot inside the cockpit was either incapacitated though theres no sound of distress, or he deliberately kept the other pilot out. the cockpit doo...

But that pilot could not get back in. the official says the cockpit voice recorder indicates quoting, "the guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and then he hits the door stronger and no answer. there is never an answer." he goes onto say, quoting "you can hear hes trying to smash the door down." so at this point there are two possibilities. the pilot inside the cockpit was either incapacitated though theres no sound of distress, or he deliberately kept the other pilot out. the cockpit doo...

So we know what the information is thats out there from the "new york times" if were going to keep that as the starting point, lets figure out what questions it raises which ones make sense and which dont. we have cnn aviation analyst miles obrien. miles, youre a journalist and a science reporter and an analyst. so we can combine you all in one like a tasty cake of information. if we accept "the new york times" premise that this is what they hear on this tape and it is as its been laid out, one ...

The cockpit. >> no when that pilot, the other pilot leaves, the procedure is the flight attendant is supposed to get into the cockpit with the pilot so hes never alone. >> for this very reason. >> exactly. for this reason, yeah. >> jim tillman, what do you make of this? >> well i think that that makes good sense. my concern is why would remaining in the cockpit answer the door? he did that once and something they did want to do awful. maybe had a heart attack. who knows, but never should happen....

And then 6,000 hours for a captain. generally a captain, thats on the low side. you would want somebody who has more hours than that. wouldnt you think? >> especially given the kind of flight they do. flying all the time. >> like flying the shuttle from washington back and forth. >> over a mountains. >> but both of you raised your eyebrows. ive been hammering away at the names of the pilot, i know they cant be released but why? >> i think its a criminal investigation. can i just tell you just in...

Pilot out. the cockpit door automatically locks. in the united states you must have two people in the cockpit. so if a pilot leaves, a flight attendant is require today go in. its unclear what the rules are in germany, but this would explain why during the ten-minute descent there is no mayday or any conversation at the ground. take a look at the cockpit of the a320. theres no center yoke or control column. instead airbus uses a side stick controller. so it would be more difficult for a potentia...

Through divorce people go through all kinds of upsets drug addiction and the like. they should have something where they go and look for their pilots to make sure theyre not going to literally crash your plane. >> are we talking about more agency reg lags. >> they are an anti-regulation show, but sometimes it makes sense. >> i think its important not to have a knee-jerk reaction. theyre still investigating the crash, still looking at all the facts, still trying to figure out why exactly pd this....