30.03.2015

Lufthansa, other airlines to require 2 people in cockpit at all times after Germanwings' plane crash in French Alps



 

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Lufthansa will institute new safety protocols requiring two people in the cockpit at all times after a rogue pilot left by himself killed 150 people in a premeditated crash.
“The passenger airlines of the Lufthansa group will put this new rule into place as soon as possible in agreement with the relevant authorities,” read a Friday statement from the German airline.The switch was announced three days after the horrific wreck where the Airbus A320 plowed into a remote section of the French Alps — and one day after Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said he saw no reason to change company procedures.
The decision will affect Lufthansa and its other airline holdings: Germanwings, Austrian Airlines, Swiss Air and Eurowings.
The Scandinavian carrier SAS also announced a change in procedures, requiring a second person in the cockpit at all times. Several other airlines adopted the two-person policy shortly after the crash details were made public.
The two-person rule, while the exception in Europe, was already standard procedure for U.S. airlines.
Lufthansa also announced the creation of a new position — group safety pilot, who will oversee safety procedures across all the company airlines.
The new job is charged with “examining and further refining all flight safety-relevant procedures,” Lufthansa announced.