article_snippet: all 150 people on board decision came as Their decision emerged the Airbus A320 that dropped out of the sky and ploughed into a mountainside had been grounded over technical fears just 24 hours before.
article_snippet: Urgent safety checks are now being carried out on other A320s, while passengers were left stranded at Heathrow, Stansted and Manchester yesterday after several Germanwings crews refused to work.
article_snippet: Industry experts also sought to reassure Airbus A320 pilots that Airbus A320 pilots will be safe.
article_snippet: Steve Landells, a safety specialist from the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) who is himself a former A320 pilot, said the aircraft is ‘incredibly reliable with a good safety record’.
article_snippet: He told MailOnline that hundreds of A320s are flying today and pilots should have ‘no qualms getting on one today’.
article_snippet: Reports circulating on professional pilot forums suggested the black box on the Airbus A320 had been analysed and revealed that a 'structural failure' was responsible for the disaster.
article_snippet: the Airbus A320 carrying 144 passengers and six crew which crashed in the French Alps .