Suicide pilot

[micky mouse]

So now its been confirmed that the pilot of the plane that crashed was a mass murderer on a suicide mission how terrible for all the families and relatives surely now they need another person in the cockpit when the pilot leaves the flight deck,it was a good idea to deter terrorists but now they will have to have a re think about locked cabins.

[KKOB]

They're already doing it and, no doubt, it's going to have a knock-on effect on the whole industry and passengers will pay the cost of the extra manning that will be involved.

[Toky]

Easyjet announced they are making changes with immediate effect. They will have 2 people inthe cockpit at all times now. This implies that 3 crew will be upfront which would allow one at any given time to leave for the loo.

[GordonA]

I can remember when there WERE  3 crew members on the flight deck, Captain, First Officer, and Flight Engineer, whose main job was to maintain surveillance of engine function, & instrumentation. I believe that , in many air-lines, the Flight Engineer also had to meet the criteria of sufficient training & flying hours to enable him / her to take over, & land the aircraft in a case of emergency .

[kenkay]

My daughter works as cabin crew with Monarch, mainly on Airbus a 320's & 321's. With the amount of flights she does it is some relief that the aircraft is not responsible.

[JohnF]

They're already doing it and, no doubt, it's going to have a knock-on effect on the whole industry and passengers will pay the cost of the extra manning that will be involved.

No knock on effect, its a member of crew but no-one has said "flight" crew - more than likely the cabin manager/purser.



JF

[KKOB]

And you don't think the airlines will use it as an excuse to increase costs ?

[lance]

i  have not seen anywhere that says the co pilot may passed out all they are saying is he was alive they could hear his breathing ,he could have had a heart attack or stroke or something else ,seems strange to me .

[KKOB]

I think this statement by French prosecutors makes it clear that he didn't have a medical emergency:

Andreas Lubitz locked the pilot out the of the Airbus A320's cockpit before setting the plane's controls to descend into a rocky valley, French prosecutors revealed yesterday.

[Highlander]

And I think it was reported that the co-pilot had deliberately overridden the pilot's override from outside the cockpit.