Murder-Suicides by Pilots Are Increasing Share of Aviation Fatalities June 15, 2022 By Alan Levin For decades, commercial airline travel has gotten progressively safer. But one cause of deaths has stubbornly persisted: pilots who intentionally...
EU Aviation Safety Agency Makes Recommendations after Germanwings Crash July 17, 2015 A European task force set up to look into safety after the Germanwings crash on March 24 has made six...
Germanwings Offers Emotional Damage Payments to Crash Victims’ Families June 30, 2015 By Victoria Bryan Germanwings is offering €25,000 ($27,833) compensation payments to close relatives of those killed in the March 24 plane crash for...
Airlines Debate How to Assess Pilots’ Mental Health after Germanwings Crash June 10, 2015 By Victoria Bryan Pilot screening and mental health measures aimed at preventing a recurrence of the Germanwings crash are rife with complications that...
German Aviation Authority Didn’t Know Crash Pilot’s Medical History April 6, 2015 By Victoria Bryan and Michelle Martin The German aviation authority did not know about co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s medical background prior to the Germanwings crash that killed...