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To: combjelly who wrote (845389)	3/26/2015 12:05:38 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575626

It seems pretty inescapable at this point. A very horrible act. I can understand the pressures that lead to suicide. What I don't understand is the need to take others with you. Well the CEO of Germanwings is saying that suicide may not be the right word. Murder may be more appropriate. I thought airlines had instituted a policy so that when a pilot steps out of the cockpit, a flight attendant steps in until the pilot gets back. If Germanwings doesn't have that policy, they need to adopt one......or something similar.

To: combjelly who wrote (845389)	3/26/2015 1:27:27 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1575626

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