he was denied entry into syria. he worked on airplane maintenance for years, in the air force from 1986 to 1990 he received training in the maintenance of weapons systems and aircraft maintenance. he then worked as a mechanic for american arables. american airlines. he would have had access to private american and european made aircraft and he could have learned the security weak points on those aircraft where he could stash weapons and bombs, how to get past security. reporter: he landed on the fbi s radar more than a decade ago. according to the complaint pugh converted to islam and become more radical during that time. thanks to pamela brown for that report.
the area, you do have the potential for difficulty emerging. so the this is the first time i might way operationally that we have deployed those awacs aircraft. so there will be a substantial learning experience for them. but there s a substantial burden on them, because you wouldn t want another tragedy added on it to. i want to bring in my panel of guests. geoffrey thomas and richard quest are with me, along with jeff wise. jim tilmon is a retired american arables pilot. arthur rosenberg is a pilot, engineer and aviation attorney. and then mary schiavo is a former inspector general for the department of transportation. captain tim taylor is an