Controversy stirs over remote flight technology following airline tragedies

World Today

It’s been just over five weeks since a Germanwings airline pilot steered a plane into the French Alps, killing all on board. The disaster has prompted calls for improved pilot screening.

Some German officials are pushing for the implementation of technology that would allow an aircraft to be flown and landed from the ground.

CCTV America’s Hendrik Sybrandy filed this report from Denver, Colorado.