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noted that “two authorized persons must a pilot needs to leave the cockpit for any
be present in the cockpit at all times reason. The operating crew member must
during a flight.” remain on the flight deck until the pilot
Germany’s BDL aviation federation returns.
chief executive Matthias von Randow said South Korea said that from April 10 all
that in the future no pilot would be allowed of the country’s airlines, including Korean
to remain alone in a cockpit during a flight. Air Lines Co Ltd, Asiana Airlines Inc and
Besides Lufthansa, two other German low-cost carriers such as Jeju Air Co Ltd,
airlines --Condor and TuiFly, have also will be required to align internal safety
agreed to adopt the rule-change, Randow plans with the new rule. According to the
added. new norms, at least two or more people
Several other European airlines, would be working in the cockpit of an
including EasyJet and Norwegian Air aircraft in flight.
Shuttle said they too would require two India’s civil aviation authority has a
crew members to be in a cockpit at all rule in place that’s similar to the FAA rule.
times. Several other European airlines, The Directorate General of Civil
such as Finnair and Czech operator CSA Aviation’s (DGCA) 2010 circular, which
already do so. is broadly on the lines of the US Federal
Asian airlines including Jetstar Asia Aviation Administration regulations, Researches are on to explore
also have issued a new cockpit protocol notes, “It is to reiterate that in case one the possibilities of moving
the co-pilot out of the cockpit
requiring two authorised operating crew in pilot leaves the flight deck, cabin crew on commercial flights, and
the cockpit at all times. Jetstar Asia’s new shall be in the flight deck and will occupy instead use a single remote
cockpit protocol will require an operating one of the observer seats. The cabin crew operator to serve as co-pilot
crew member to enter the flight deck if in the flight deck will remain vigilant in for multiple aircraft
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