Posted: 3/26/2015
I am not familiar with all the details of the German Wing airplane (Flight no. 9525) that was apparently, according to the latest news, deliberately crashed into the French Alps by the copilot, who was by himself in the cockpit at the time. A perfect mass murder or the infamous 15 minutes of fame!
Why Lufthansa did not follow the U.S. safety procedures, reportedly in place since 9/11, mandating that there are always two persons (e.g. copilot and a crew member) in the cockpit is a mystery. This is particularly true since cockpit doors were more secured since 9/11 to prevent terrorists from entering the cockpit.
This quite a lapse for Lufthansa since Germans are so famous for thinking of any precautions etc. What if the copilot had become unconscious while the pilot is outside of the cockpit and the cockpit door is secured from the inside?
As an investigator I would also investigate the pilot as the timing of his cockpit exit could be suspicious. He just happened to leave the cockpit when it was approaching this remote area of the French Alps. Apparently, the copilot did not waste time to descend the plane.
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