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What were dealing with here. remind us of what the facts were. >> well egyptair 990, michael, we had a relief co-pilot an individual who was not going to be promoted to captain. there were a bunch of personal issues surrounding his conduct in the united states and in egypt, and he took off, was a flight from l.a. they remanled overnight at jfk, then there was a jfk to egypt flight. when they took off somewhere around nantucket, he as a relief pilot went in and took the controls. the captain left...

Surrounding his conduct in the united states and in egypt, and he took off, was a flight from l.a. remained overnight at jfk, then at jfk to egypt flight. when they took off around nantucket, he as a relief pilot went in and took the controls the captain left the flight cockpit, left he then took control of the plane, said i put my hands in -- i put myself in gods hands, whatever will happen will happen and he lit early drove the plane into the ocean. the captain returned and got in the cockpit,...

Passed all his testing and screening and was, quote, 100% set to fly. lufthansa also says in a reversal from just yesterday that it is now adopting the two-person rule inside its cockpits. thats long been the rule for united states carriers. but this week, at least seven other carriers have now mandated that a flight attendant or a relief pilot enter the cockpit when one of the pilots or the co-pilots decides to leave. were going to begin our live coverage this hour with cnns fred pleitgen whos ...

Francisco after hitting a seawall and the crash landing. new information released shows that the pilots had warnings the plane was descending too fast moments before the crash. >> reporter: this newly released security camera video shows asiana 214 crashing last july in san francisco. now we know more about what was happening inside that cockpit. its clear the plane was descending too quickly, and today, we learned one of the pilots realized it. the cockpit voice recorder show 52 seconds before ...

The july 6 crash killed three people. an all-day hearing in washington to determine what caused it. rene, what are the key findings from the hearing today? this hearing thats still going on right now? >> the new details pittsburgh the pilot at the controls didnt fully understand how the planes automatic flight systems work. hard to imagine. most passengers trust that the pilot knows what theyre doing in the cockpit. here are the highlights. a relief pilot in the back seat of the cockpit called o...

The asiana crash, the new video shows the plane skidding on the runway in san francisco after hitting a sea wall and then the crash landing. new information released by the ntsb shows that the pilots had warnings that the plane was descending too fast in the minutes before the crash. >> reporter: this null released video shows the asiana airlines crash in san francisco, now we know more about what was happening inside the cockpit. it is clear the plane was descending too quickly, and today we le...

With respect to automation and performance when it comes to the interaction between the aircraft and the human being. >> reporter: cockpit voice recorders revealed the pilots knew the plane was plunging, 52 seconds before the crash, a relief pilot called out "sink rate." warning the plane was dropping too fast. the warning repeated in english and korean. he tried but failed to correct the problem. >> right now, airline pilots are not getting enough in-depth training, knowledge about these comple...

New details in the deadly crash of asiana flight 214 in san francisco. the national transportation safety board just released this chilling video of the plane as it approaches the run way. you can see the moment of impact when the plane breaks apart. the july 6 crash killed three people. an all-day hearing in washington to determine what caused it. rene, what are the key findings from the hearing today? this hearing thats still going on right now? >> the new details the pilot at the controls did...