Press Release: EASA recommends minimum two crew in the cockpit

Following a plane crash which killed 144 passengers and 6 air crew members on 24 March 2015 and subsequent investigation - which suggested the co-pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed the plane on purpose after locking his captain out of the cockpit - the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a temporary recommendation for airlines to ensure that at least two crew, including at least one qualified pilot, are in the flight crew compartment at all times of the flight.

An official from the European Commission told the press on 27 March 2015 it was preparing new air safety measures in order to include the same indication.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: German Airbus A320 plane crashes in French Alps http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-airbus-a320-plane-crashes-in-french-alps/

European Cockpit Association: Press Release, 26.03.15: Pilots seek answers to 4U 9525 tragedy https://www.eurocockpit.be/stories/20150326/pilots-seek-answers-to-4u-9525-tragedy

EUObserver, 27.03.15: EU aviation agency recommends new cockpit safety rules https://euobserver.com/news/128179

EurActiv, 27.03.15: New EU air safety measures could follow Germanwings tragedy http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/new-eu-air-safety-measures-could-follow-germanwings-tragedy-313342

Deutsche Welle, 27.03.15: Reassessing Europe's air safety regulations http://dw.de/p/1Eyk4

The Wall Street Journal, 27.03.15: New Cockpit Rules Follow Flurry of Air-Safety Reviews After Crashes http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-considers-beefing-up-cockpit-rules-after-germanwings-plane-crash-1427455560

The Local.at, 27.03.15: Austrian airlines mandate 'two-crew' rule http://www.thelocal.at/20150327/austrian-airlines-implement-two-crew-rule

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/4724, 30.03.15: Factsheet on EU security measures in civil airliners http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-4724_en.htm

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