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747 Modification

- Federal investigators don't know the exact cause of the TWA crash, but they say they know enough to call for changes in the way airlines operate their large aircraft and in the way those jetliners are built. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that big changes are instore for the airline industry if the recommendations are implemented.

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