GERMANWINGS CRASH

SULLENBERGER And good morning ░░░░░░░░ efforts continue at the ░░░░░░░░ crash site in the ░░░░░░░░ Alps We know now ░░░░░░░░ the co pilot who ░░░░░░░░ crashed the plane on ░░░░░░░░ into a mountain was ░░░░░░░░ treated for some kind ░░░░░░░░ illness that should have ░░░░░░░░ him from being in ░░░░░░░░ cockpit that day To ░░░░░░░░ about this story we ░░░░░░░░ joined by former U ░░░░░░░░ air captain and CBS ░░░░░░░░ aviation and safety expert ░░░░░░░░ Sullenberger who joins us ░░░░░░░░ morning from San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ Captain all news is ░░░░░░░░ And I think the ░░░░░░░░ most on the minds ░░░░░░░░ most many Americans this ░░░░░░░░ is simply this Could ░░░░░░░░ have happened here on ░░░░░░░░ U S carrier SULLENBERGER ░░░░░░░░ Bob we must do ░░░░░░░░ we can to prevent ░░░░░░░░ from happening here But ░░░░░░░░ is one reason that ░░░░░░░░ particular pilot could not ░░░░░░░░ been an airline pilot ░░░░░░░░ the U S currently ░░░░░░░░ that is that rules ░░░░░░░░ require that airline pilots ░░░░░░░░ at least 1 500 ░░░░░░░░ and an airline transport ░░░░░░░░ license That s about ░░░░░░░░ or two and a ░░░░░░░░ times as much total ░░░░░░░░ experience as this one ░░░░░░░░ pilot had SCHIEFFER Well ░░░░░░░░ there safeguards in place ░░░░░░░░ know this is a ░░░░░░░░ thing for someone to ░░░░░░░░ suicide in the cockpit ░░░░░░░░ an airplane as happened ░░░░░░░░ it has happened before ░░░░░░░░ there safeguards in place ░░░░░░░░ what are they exactly ░░░░░░░░ Well we here in ░░░░░░░░ U S have had ░░░░░░░░ wonderful advantages for many ░░░░░░░░ First since after World ░░░░░░░░ II until just recently ░░░░░░░░ 75 percent of all ░░░░░░░░ pilots in this country ░░░░░░░░ been military trained aviators ░░░░░░░░ course that means that ░░░░░░░░ have been through a ░░░░░░░░ very structured and disciplined ░░░░░░░░ process to become military ░░░░░░░░ And then they have ░░░░░░░░ screened a second time ░░░░░░░░ be hired as airline ░░░░░░░░ It s an important ░░░░░░░░ process It means that ░░░░░░░░ who is doing this ░░░░░░░░ is well suited by ░░░░░░░░ and by temperament And ░░░░░░░░ those who were not ░░░░░░░░ pilots the training and ░░░░░░░░ standards have been high ░░░░░░░░ that most civilian pilots ░░░░░░░░ had multiple professional flying ░░░░░░░░ and been screened by ░░░░░░░░ employers prior to being ░░░░░░░░ by a major airline ░░░░░░░░ Well well could a ░░░░░░░░ conceal that he was ░░░░░░░░ from depression if he ░░░░░░░░ to Do they have ░░░░░░░░ volunteer that information or ░░░░░░░░ they undergo examinations or ░░░░░░░░ happens SULLENBERGER Pilots do ░░░░░░░░ examinations In fact professional ░░░░░░░░ are the most scrutinized ░░░░░░░░ group that exists In ░░░░░░░░ United States pilots have ░░░░░░░░ undergo an FAA medical ░░░░░░░░ every year if they ░░░░░░░░ under 40 and every ░░░░░░░░ months if they re ░░░░░░░░ than 40 And we ░░░░░░░░ to disclose every medical ░░░░░░░░ that might affect our ░░░░░░░░ to fly Not to ░░░░░░░░ so makes us subject ░░░░░░░░ severe penalties We re ░░░░░░░░ required to list every ░░░░░░░░ doctor visit specifically who ░░░░░░░░ saw and for what ░░░░░░░░ at the time of ░░░░░░░░ medical examination There may ░░░░░░░░ hiding going on but ░░░░░░░░ s been made somewhat ░░░░░░░░ by a more enlightened ░░░░░░░░ that the FAA recently ░░░░░░░░ in terms of mental ░░░░░░░░ in 2010 by allowing ░░░░░░░░ to be recertified to ░░░░░░░░ while still taking certain ░░░░░░░░ of medication to improve ░░░░░░░░ mood SCHIEFFER Captain what ░░░░░░░░ the safest airlines Are ░░░░░░░░ better off flying U ░░░░░░░░ carriers and than you ░░░░░░░░ flying some of these ░░░░░░░░ carriers operating around the ░░░░░░░░ SULLENBERGER There is variation ░░░░░░░░ the safety rates of ░░░░░░░░ around the world The ░░░░░░░░ historically have been North ░░░░░░░░ Australia New Zealand parts ░░░░░░░░ Europe the Middle Eastern ░░░░░░░░ that are ascendant have ░░░░░░░░ very safe Unfortunately while ░░░░░░░░ do have agreed upon ░░░░░░░░ standards they have become ░░░░░░░░ recommendations because in order ░░░░░░░░ them to be implemented ░░░░░░░░ country must mandate that ░░░░░░░░ airlines and those who ░░░░░░░░ its airspace adhere to ░░░░░░░░ standards So there is ░░░░░░░░ As we have seen ░░░░░░░░ week it was primarily ░░░░░░░░ S carriers that had ░░░░░░░░ two person in the ░░░░░░░░ rule Many other carriers ░░░░░░░░ the world did not ░░░░░░░░ just recently SCHIEFFER All ░░░░░░░░ well Captain thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being so ░░░░░░░░ with us this morning ░░░░░░░░ we appreciate you coming.”