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Airlines across the have begun putting in requirements for two crew members to always be in the cockpit. The new come in the wake of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps on Tuesday in which 150 people died. The response from airlines is because of the news that the co-pilot of the Germanwings flight had crashed the plane. Reports are that he locked the pilot out of the cockpit and set the aircraft on a course with a mountain. Britain's Monarch Airlines said having two ever-present in the cockpit would now be mandatory on all its . Cabin crew will also regularly enter the flight deck during the to check on the pilots.

Airlines are also considering their screening procedures to assess the mental of pilots. There is speculation in the that the Germanwings co-pilot was depressed. He had to stop his seven years ago because he was suffering from and 'burnout'. His boss said the co-pilot had taken several months off work and had to retrain to join the company, but insisted he was "100 per cent to fly". News is also emerging of the final of Flight 9525. The pilot sensed something was wrong after he had gone to the toilet and realised he was locked out of the . There was " silence" in the cockpit as the co-pilot steered the plane into the .

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