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To: combjelly who wrote (845389)3/26/2015 1:27:27 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (4) of 1575424
 
Apparently, not all airlines stipulate that two crew members must be in the cockpit at all times. Very stupid. Many people believe the pilot for Egyptian Air committed suicide by crashing his plane off the east coast of Canada a few years back. Pilots get depressed. Its tragic that 150 lost their lives because this co pilot was in trouble emotionally.

Europe's third largest budget airline, Norwegian Air Shuttle, says it has ordered new flight regulations that say two crew members must always be present in the cockpit of a flying aircraft.

Norwegian spokeswoman Charlotte Holmbergh-Jacobsson says the new rules will be adopted "as soon as possible" on all commercial flights globally. She says the decision was taken after details emerged that the co-pilot of the Germanwings Flight 9525 that crashed in France on Tuesday had apparently locked himself in the cockpit. The disaster killed 150 people.

Other airlines, including Finnish national carrier Finnair, already stipulate that there must always be two crew members in the cockpit of a flying aircraft.

miamiherald.com
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