An Airbus operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote area of the French Alps on Tuesday and all 148 on board were feared dead.
French President Francois Hollande said he believed none of those on board the A320 had survived, while the head of Lufthansa spoke of a dark day for the German airline.
“There were 148 people on board,” Hollande said. “The conditions of the accident, which have not yet been clarified, lead us to think there are no survivors.”
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New cockpit policy for Air Canada – CTVNews.ca Staff – Mar 26 – Share
Following the fatal Germanwings crash, Air Canada has announced that it will be implementing a policy change requiring two crew members to be in the cockpit of all flights at all times.
The company confirmed to CTV News Thursday that it will be implementing the policy change “without delay.”
Norwegian Air Shuttle also announced that it would be implementing the policy.
The change was made after French officials concluded Thursday that the co-pilot of the Germanwings airliner deliberately locked the captain out of the cockpit as he “intentionally” crashed the plane into a mountain in the French Alps.
The change was made after French officials concluded Thursday that the co-pilot of the Germanwings airliner deliberately locked the captain out of the cockpit as he “intentionally” crashed the plane into a mountain in the French Alps.
The co-pilot, identified as 28-year-old Andreas Lubitz, could be heard breathing normally as he steered the Airbus A320 into the side of a mountain. In audio recording retrieved from the plane’s black box, the captain can be heard pounding on the locked cockpit door.
It is standard protocol for U.S. carriers to always have at least two crew members in the cockpit at all times. European and Canadian carriers are not required to follow the same policy.
On U.S. carriers, when a pilot leaves the cockpit another crew member must take their place. The policy is intended to ensure that, if the second pilot becomes incapacitated, the additional crew member can fetch the other pilot for help.
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It is an extremely sad situation which occurred to yet another airplane. We have reasons to be sad for all whom this disaster has affected. In this era, we also have reasons to be gravely concerned about others and ourselves when we decide to travel by air. May God protect us then.
May God assist the families of the victims to cope with their grief.
May the souls of those who died in this fateful air disaster, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen!
Faith, Hope, Trust, Worship and Prayers, the latter one for others in our country, the world and ourselves. As we do this and after we have performed our obligation as God expects of us, we leave the rest to Him who holds the key and is in control. He is at the helm.
This reminds me of information I have on tape about a visionary who mentioned that she told Our Lord Jesus Christ, she can hardly cope with the messages she receives. The response was: “Hold on to my seam.” This brought a smile.
The Lord knows we can hardly cope with all the information and overload we hear and read about and with life’s concerns, obstacles and struggles but through Him, with Him and in Him, we can cope. This is the stance we must take.
During Holy Mass, at the end of The Our Father, we also pray: “… And preserve us from all anxieties as we await in joyful hope the coming of Our Saviour Jesus Christ. . .” Do we really?
May God preserve us from such a disaster and others as well.
May their Souls Rest In Peace. And if there are any survivors and reports are there maybe none; I Pray they can survive such an ordeal. My prayers are with the loved ones left behind and the countries who may have had citizens on board. It is always sad to hear of such tragedies. My sympathies to all. I pray it was a real accident.
Flying these days seems to be more of a gamble than 20 years ago…..
no, you just hearing of them more 20 years ago the media was not as it is today, also small plane crashes happen all the time and go unannounced
We can’t blame people if they are paranoid of flying. Although accidents could occur anywhere and at anytime for whatever reason, this is why some people travel less and others not.
If this helps which I hope, I never leave to go out without asking God to protect me and blessing myself and family with Holy Water. I also have certain prayers with me.
Daily and whenever I travel, be it by vehicle, by air, also walking, I always pray and ask God to help me.
Even though religious and practicing Christians, in the past most of us took our young age (youth) and God for granted. As we grow older and hear and read about also experience what is occurring in the world and in our environment, some of us no longer take God, our age and our allotted temporary time on earth for granted.
I love quoting another of my mother’s wise words: “Tomorrow is not yours. It does not belong to you. Say, if the Good Lord wills.” This is what we should be aware of, keep in mind and say.