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Before the aloha accident in 1998, and that accident changed the way that we look at the airplanes, and how they are aging, and the age, and so by looking at the x-rays which is an imvornt part of this in the d-checks and the c-checks that richard was talk about, the air fuj laj, the metal is looked, and the composites through x-ray to see if there is fatigue issues. these airplanes can go a long time, because there is such a good detection methods to see if an aircraft is disintegrating, and how to stop it. >> and when americans are determininging how to travel the world, it seems obvious, pi...

Regularly than that? >> the one in a billion is a good figure. it comes right out of the faa handbook, it's what we were taught at the academy. that's the way it works. but that's based on assumptions. that's based on engineering assumption and operational assumptions. so those assumptions, those figures, that billion, is only as good as the assumptions that we make. so if you look at the aloha accident. >> hawaiian airlines? >> yeah, aloha airlines, when the top of the aircraft came off, call it the convertible accident, when the top of the aircraft came off. that assumption that the engineer...

Soucie we don't know either way, do we? can we rule out a bomb, an explosion on board. someone tweeted me about the fire on board. if there were a fire. how can a plane that has a fire ripping through it carry on for hours on end. it doesn't seem feasible. >> these planes are made to with stand a lot. look at the aloha accident. the plane had plenty of time to la land. >> it could have a range of six hours. >> yeah. that's why i think -- >> mary, you want to jump in. >> yeah, you could have a fire and it would be put out because in these planes they are wide body aircraft and have fire

Out a bomb, an explosion on board? someone tweeted me an interesting point about the fire on board. if there had been a fire, how could a plane that has a fire ripping through it carry on flying for hours on end? it doesn't seem feasible. >> these airplanes are made to withstand a lot. look at the aloha accident. that time flew for plenty of time. >> so it could have a fire on board for six hours? >> in that case, it could. that's why smoke is more likely than fire. >> is a bomb ruled out at this stage, and if so, why? >> a bomb of any size that would take that aircraft down is out of the ques...

Discussion about aging aircraft. the ntsb, the faa and the manufacturers have been looking at how do you monitor aging aircraft, how do you ensure that they are air worthy long into their life and i think this will renew the debate that started really back in 1988 at -- with the aloha accident. >> peter, thanks for letting us know about this. we appreciate your time and your clear explanations on this. a former managing director of the faa. kiran? >> thanks so much. up next, the president who lost an election but is refusing to leave, we're following the latest developments out of ivory coast ...