Aviation
Airlines rush to tighten cockpit rules after Alpine disaster
27 Mar 2015
Airlines and policy makers rushed to mandate that two crew members be in the cockpit at all times following revelations that the co-pilot of the Germanwings air disaster deliberately crashed the plane when left alone at the controls
Co-pilot deliberately crashed plane: French prosecutor
26 Mar 2015
Relying on ‘black box’ recordings, the prosecutor asserts that the co-pilot barred his captain from re-entering the cockpit after a bathroom break, and put the plane into ‘descend’ mode to crash it
Germanwings disaster: pilot was locked out of cabin
26 Mar 2015
Reports today, citing sources close to the investigation, said one of the two pilots of the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps was locked out of the cockpit
Germanwings passenger plane crashes in Alps, 150 die
25 Mar 2015
The Airbus A320 operated by Lufthansa’s budget arm crashed in a remote area of the French Alps; all on board have been confirmed killed while weather hampers recovery
US air regulator looks to ease commercial drone use
21 Mar 2015
Pizza delivery by drone may materialise soon – at least in the US, as the FAA is seeking to ease restrictions on the use of drones for business purposes
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