Ryanair 'already requires two in cockpit at all times'

Airlines are changing procedures to ensure two crew members are in the cockpit at all times during flights following the French Alps plane disaster.

Ryanair 'already requires two in cockpit at all times'

Airlines are changing procedures to ensure two crew members are in the cockpit at all times during flights following the French Alps plane disaster.

Airlines in Europe are not required to have two people in the cockpit at all times, unlike the standard US operating procedure, which was changed after the 9/11 attacks to require a flight attendant to take the spot of a briefly-departing pilot.

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