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Cockpit doors that would act variety it if a certain amount of force were used against the doors. >> the satellite would steer it to a determined airport. it would be flown almost like a drone. if a member of the crew purposely did something to alter the aircraft. >> if they tried to get in touch of the pilot and they couldn't then if that system were in place it seems as though the ground controller could then have landed this aircraft. >> right now auto pilot systems are switched on or off at the discretion of the pilot in the air. >> this wouldn't be hack proof right? >> this wouldn't neces...

If malaysian flight 370 was hijacked or if a member of the crew purposely did something to alter the path, could that have saved the plane? >> if they determined it was a problem and they tried to get in touch with the pilot and the co-pilot and they couldn't, then if that system were in place, it seems as though the ground controller could then have handed this aircraft. >> right now auto pilot systems are manually switched on and off only at the discretion of the pilots in the air. and auto pilot cannot land or take off. this potential solution could also present a new problem. >> this would...

Diplomatic solution. that is a live picture from there. we are learning new details that could prevent the same fate as flight 370. it involves flying a passenger jet from the ground. >> reporter: on the ground a feeling of complete helplessness. but an idea has surfaced to put auto pie light ilot in remote c. > ground controller could take control away from the pie lalot that they wouldn't have control and this would be handled by the ground. everything now that the pilots would do would be in co consequential or the system would have had censors on the

Controller could have landed the aircraft. >> reporter: right now, auto pilot systems are manually switched on and off at the discretion of the pilots in the air. auto pilot cannot land or takeoff. this potential solution could present a new problem. >> this is not necessarily hack proof. >> not hack proof. terrorists may be able to get into the data stream and force the plane to land or do whatever. >> reporter: has boeing advanced the idea from ten years ago? is the company still testing it out? we tried to get information from boeing on the project. the company would not speak to us about i...

Hijacked or if a member of the crew purposely did something to alter the path, would this have saved that plane? >> if in fact they determined that it was a problem, and they tried to get in touch with the pilot and the co-pilot, and they couldn't, then if that system were 34 place, it seems as though, the ground controller could then have landed this aircraft. >> reporter: right now, autopilot systems are manually switches on and off only at the discretion of pilots in the are air. an autopilot cannot land or take off. but this potential solution could also present a new problem. >> this woul...