Canadian airlines are no longer required to have two crew in the cockpit at all times, following the expiration today of an order issued by the government after a co-pilot deliberately downed a Germanwings jet in 2015.
Since the crash that killed 150 people, Transport Canada has been examining if there was any way to “mitigate the potential risk” of a similar tragedy unfolding in Canada, according to a letter sent to airlines and obtained by CBC News.
Germanwings Flight 4U9525: Canadian airlines told to have 2 crew in the cockpit
“The conclusion of the … analysis was that Transport Canada’s current regulatory program, without the requirements of the interim order, effectively mitigate this risk of an unfit pilot operating a commercial aircraft,” wrote Aaron McCrorie, a director general with Transport Canada in the letter dated May 29.
Read full story here: Rule Requiring Airlines To Keep 2 Crew In Cockpit At All Times Lifted By Transport Canada – Ottawa – CBC News
