(Updated with German and Canadian companies)
PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) – Several airlines announced Thursday that they now impose the permanent presence of two people in the cockpit after the revelations about the conditions of the accident at the Germanwings A320 Tuesday in France.
The union of civil aviation German said that all companies, including Lufthansa and Germanwings low cost subsidiary, agreed to implement new safety rules requiring the presence of two people permanently in the cockpit.
“We talked with all our members the possible consequences. We will consider the introduction of new procedures without delay, “said Matthias von Randow, general manager of the union.
A similar measure was announced by the Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt specifying the main airlines, Air Canada and WestJet Airlines, together constituted the new procedure immediately.
Other companies like Norwegian Air and easyJet have indicated that they also adopt the new rules.
The co-pilot of the plane that crashed in the Alps 150 people on board was locked from inside the cockpit door where the driver had momentarily left alone and deliberately precipitated the device in the Alps, according to the prosecutor of Marseilles. (See)
Asked about the intentions of Air France, a door Floor-French said the company had not yet made a decision at this stage but it was following closely the thoughts on the subject.
The French Secretary of State for Transport Alain Vidal appealed forward to a prompt European initiative and indicated on RTL he would seek the European security agency.
“We will ask the European Commissioner Transportation (Violeta Bulc, ed) to organize a debate with the companies or fast work, “he said, hoping that a collective response could be” regulatory impose two people. “
(Gregory Blachier, with Jean-Michel Belot)
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