Germanwings Crash Raises New Safety Concerns

Since the Airbus 320 aircraft first began flying in 1988, there have been 11 deadly crashes. This crash is the second fatal A320 crash in the last three months.

Former Pilot John Cox says people should not be afraid to fly on an Airbus. "I flew it for six years. I was very, very comfortable in it," he said.

A USC research team that analyzes plane crashes found that the problem is not the A320 aircraft itself but how the pilots are trained to fly it. That is why they have created a new training program called ITAR.

Thomas Anthony is the Director of the USC Aviation Safety and Security Program. "ITAR stands for 'I’ve got the aircraft and the radios you’ve got everything else,' which means one person, determined by the captain, flies the aircraft and the other person solves the anomalous situation," he said. 

"When both pilots try to figure out what the problem is, then nobody is flying the airplane and you’ve lost the situational awareness. There’s no way a computer can replace the situational awareness of a human being," Anthony added.