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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 isn't 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. that's one of the concerns we had after 9/11. don't lock those doors so that you can't get in from the outside if something happens. and fell o...

On the payroll. joining us is richard quest, and our aviation analyst miles o'brien, 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 know what happened after he returned in 2009 and finished his training. because that tells us whet...

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 mother's day, 1996. the pilots hear a loud boom, six minutes into the flight. >> what kind of problem are you having? >> smoke in the cabin. >> reporter: the aircraft crashes nose first into the floored everglades killing all 110 people on board. t...

Miles o'brien 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 correct procedure and process. it's entirely possible that something has gone horribly wrong in terms of ...

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. it's time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week. cass shriver used to tell his tie dye shirts to big box stores and even opened a factory in guatemala to keep cost down. now that factory is closed and ca...