Germany plans random testing of pilots following Germanwings crash in March

Germany plans legislation requiring random drug and alcohol testing of pilots, hoping to reduce the risk of a repeat of the Germanwings crash in March, transport minister Alexander Dobrindt was quoted as saying yesterday.
Germany plans random testing of pilots following Germanwings crash in March

The plans follow the recommendation of a taskforce set up by the transport ministry, after a pilot barricaded himself inside the cockpit of a plane and crashed it in the Alps, killing all 150 people on board.

Prosecutors have found evidence that the co-pilot, who had suffered severe depression and may have feared losing his job, had researched suicide methods and concealed an illness from his employer, sparking a debate on supervision and medical secrecy.

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