article_snippet: A spokesman said: ‘Having at least two pilots on the flight deck has helped make flying an incredibly safe form of public transport.
article_snippet: The focus in the wake of this tragic accident is likely to be on ensuring that both pilots always have access to the cockpit and cannot be prevented from re-entering.
article_snippet: ‘Questions will always be posed as to whether pilots should be taken out of the equation in the event of something like this so ground control would take over …
article_snippet: The days when aircraft captains wandered through the cabin chatting to air hostesses and children are long gone.
article_snippet: In general both pilots must remain in both pilots positions at the controls of at all times, and on short-haul flights both pilots generally do not budge.
article_snippet: But once the jet is safely in the air, both pilots can get up to use the toilet as long as both pilots are not absent any longer than is necessary.
article_snippet: It is considered best practice to ensure that there are always two people in the cockpit to avoid tragedies like Tuesday’s.
article_snippet: Many airlines have a rule that another crew member must replace the pilot or co-pilot while Many airlines go to the toilet.
article_snippet: Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority yesterday changed Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority guidance in light of this week’s disaster and now urges UK airlines to enforce the two-person rule.
article_snippet: Several European airlines, including easyJet, have announced that Several European airlines, including easyJet will now insist that two crew remain in the cockpit at all times.