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davidn3600

(6,342 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2015, 05:05 PM Mar 2015

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Lufthansa now requiring two people in cockpit at all times

BERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) - Lufthansa said on Friday it would introduce new rules requiring two crew members in cockpits at all times, a swift reversal after its CEO said such a change was not needed despite the crash at its Germanwings subsidiary.

The European Union said it would now advise all EU airlines to require two crew members on the flight deck, effectively ensuring that a rule which is already mandatory in the United States will now become the standard in Europe as well.

Prosecutors believe Andreas Lubitz, 27, locked himself alone in the cockpit of the Airbus A320 on Tuesday and deliberately steered it into a mountain, killing all 150 people on board.
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Lufthansa's CEO Carsten Spohr initially said he saw no need for such a change, remarks that drew derision on social media, with passengers saying they would not fly. Within a day the company reversed itself.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lufthansa-toughen-cockpit-rules-135810462.html;_ylt=AwrTWfxcxBVVdXYAijzQtDMD

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Lufthansa now requiring two people in cockpit at all times (Original Post) davidn3600 Mar 2015 OP

Good! It's (IMO) common sense... Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #1

I agree completely, my dear Cooley Hurd! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #2

There's no downside to that... Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #3

I am surprised they weren't doing this previously.. awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #4

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

1. Good! It's (IMO) common sense...

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 05:11 PM

Mar 2015

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,641 posts)

2. I agree completely, my dear Cooley Hurd! n/t

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 05:12 PM

Mar 2015

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

3. There's no downside to that...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 05:17 PM

Mar 2015

No one's rights are violated... on the contrary, maybe it will prevent the LOSS of said lives!

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

4. I am surprised they weren't doing this previously..

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 05:58 PM

Mar 2015

it only makes sense to have one of the stewards pop into the cockpit while one of the pilot's pops out. What if there were a medical emergency?

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