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German Investigators Find Only Pilot Andreas Lubitz At Fault In Germanwings Crash
German prosecutors have decided that nobody other than pilot Andreas Lubitz could be held accountable for the crash of a Germanwings plane in March 2015, a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office said on Monday.
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Suicidal Pilot Crashed Plane, Now Families Sue His Flight School
Relatives whose loved ones died last year when a Germanwings pilot deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps filed a wrongful death suit Wednesday against the US flight school that trained him.
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Germanwings Crash: New Rules Needed For Pilot Health Issues
Seeking to ensure that suicidal pilots can't crash their jets, French authorities investigating last year's Germanwings crash are urging new reporting requirements for doctors treating pilots, and new measures to keep pilots from hiding mental health issues.
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Germanwings Probe Seeks 'Clearer Rules' On Pilots' Mental Health
French investigators probing the Germanwings plane crash called on Sunday for "clearer rules" on the lifting of medical confidentiality if pilots show signs of psychological problems.
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European Union Aviation Safety Body to Set Up Pilots' Medical Database By End 2016
Europe's aviation safety regulator aims to set up a medical database for pilots by December 2016 following the German wings crash earlier this year, it said on Tuesday.
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Lufthansa Cancels 1,000 Flights on Wednesday as Pilots' Strike Bites
German airline Lufthansa has announced it will cancel 1,000 short- and medium-term flights in and out of Germany Wednesday on the second day of a two-day walkout by its pilots.
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Lufthansa Hit by New Pilots' Strike on Long-Haul, Freight Services
Pilots at German airline Lufthansa said today they will stage new walkouts on freight and long-haul passenger services on Tuesday in their long-running dispute with management over early retirement provisions.
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Germanwings Crash Families Call for Apology From Lufthansa CEO
The families of 18 schoolchildren and teachers killed in the Germanwings crash have called for an apology from the head of Lufthansa, saying their children might still be alive if the airline's doctors had paid more attention to the pilot's health.
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Aviation Regulator Finalising Psychometric Test Norms for Pilots
As the government looks to make psychometric tests compulsory for pilots in the wake of the Germanwings crash, DGCA is preparing detailed norms including that for assessment of an individual's mental health at the time of joining a flying training school.
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France Opens Manslaughter Probe Into Germanwings Crash
French investigators today formally opened a probe to see if anyone could be held liable for manslaughter in the case of the Germanwings crash that killed 150 people.
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French Prosecutors Expand Germanwings Probe
French investigators said on Thursday, they were expanding their German wings crash probe to see if anyone could be held liable for man slaughter, as it emerged the pilot had seen seven doctors in the month before the disaster.
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Germanwings Pilot Andreas Lubitz Saw 41 Doctors in 5 Years, 7 in Month Before Crash
A Germanwings pilot who ploughed his plane into the French Alps saw 41 doctors in five years, seven of them in the month before the crash, a prosecutor said today in Paris.
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US to Review Pilot Mental Health After Germanwings Crash
A panel of experts from government and industry will review how the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration monitors the mental health of commercial pilots and will make recommendations within six months, the agency said Wednesday.
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After Germanwings Crash, Psychometric Tests Likely to be Made Mandatory for Pilots in India
The Government is likely to make psychometric test mandatory for assessing the mental health of pilots of domestic carriers, a move which comes against the backdrop of a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashing a plane in the Alps in March.
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Air India's Mental Health Test for Pilots Runs into Trouble
In the wake of the horrific German Wings plane crash in which 149 people died, Air India revamped its recruitment process for pilots to include evaluation of mental health. But the process has run into trouble, with the rejected candidates calling the system flawed and unscientific.
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German Investigators Find Only Pilot Andreas Lubitz At Fault In Germanwings Crash
German prosecutors have decided that nobody other than pilot Andreas Lubitz could be held accountable for the crash of a Germanwings plane in March 2015, a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office said on Monday.
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Suicidal Pilot Crashed Plane, Now Families Sue His Flight School
Relatives whose loved ones died last year when a Germanwings pilot deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps filed a wrongful death suit Wednesday against the US flight school that trained him.
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Germanwings Crash: New Rules Needed For Pilot Health Issues
Seeking to ensure that suicidal pilots can't crash their jets, French authorities investigating last year's Germanwings crash are urging new reporting requirements for doctors treating pilots, and new measures to keep pilots from hiding mental health issues.
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Germanwings Probe Seeks 'Clearer Rules' On Pilots' Mental Health
French investigators probing the Germanwings plane crash called on Sunday for "clearer rules" on the lifting of medical confidentiality if pilots show signs of psychological problems.
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European Union Aviation Safety Body to Set Up Pilots' Medical Database By End 2016
Europe's aviation safety regulator aims to set up a medical database for pilots by December 2016 following the German wings crash earlier this year, it said on Tuesday.
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Lufthansa Cancels 1,000 Flights on Wednesday as Pilots' Strike Bites
German airline Lufthansa has announced it will cancel 1,000 short- and medium-term flights in and out of Germany Wednesday on the second day of a two-day walkout by its pilots.
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Lufthansa Hit by New Pilots' Strike on Long-Haul, Freight Services
Pilots at German airline Lufthansa said today they will stage new walkouts on freight and long-haul passenger services on Tuesday in their long-running dispute with management over early retirement provisions.
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Germanwings Crash Families Call for Apology From Lufthansa CEO
The families of 18 schoolchildren and teachers killed in the Germanwings crash have called for an apology from the head of Lufthansa, saying their children might still be alive if the airline's doctors had paid more attention to the pilot's health.
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Aviation Regulator Finalising Psychometric Test Norms for Pilots
As the government looks to make psychometric tests compulsory for pilots in the wake of the Germanwings crash, DGCA is preparing detailed norms including that for assessment of an individual's mental health at the time of joining a flying training school.
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France Opens Manslaughter Probe Into Germanwings Crash
French investigators today formally opened a probe to see if anyone could be held liable for manslaughter in the case of the Germanwings crash that killed 150 people.
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French Prosecutors Expand Germanwings Probe
French investigators said on Thursday, they were expanding their German wings crash probe to see if anyone could be held liable for man slaughter, as it emerged the pilot had seen seven doctors in the month before the disaster.
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Germanwings Pilot Andreas Lubitz Saw 41 Doctors in 5 Years, 7 in Month Before Crash
A Germanwings pilot who ploughed his plane into the French Alps saw 41 doctors in five years, seven of them in the month before the crash, a prosecutor said today in Paris.
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US to Review Pilot Mental Health After Germanwings Crash
A panel of experts from government and industry will review how the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration monitors the mental health of commercial pilots and will make recommendations within six months, the agency said Wednesday.
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After Germanwings Crash, Psychometric Tests Likely to be Made Mandatory for Pilots in India
The Government is likely to make psychometric test mandatory for assessing the mental health of pilots of domestic carriers, a move which comes against the backdrop of a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashing a plane in the Alps in March.
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Air India's Mental Health Test for Pilots Runs into Trouble
In the wake of the horrific German Wings plane crash in which 149 people died, Air India revamped its recruitment process for pilots to include evaluation of mental health. But the process has run into trouble, with the rejected candidates calling the system flawed and unscientific.
