Airlines across the world have begun putting in place requirements for
two crew
members to always be present in the cockpit. The new measures
come in the wake
of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps on Tuesday in
which 150 people died. The swift response from
airlines is because of the news that the co-pilot of the Germanwings flight had
deliberately crashed the
plane. Reports are that he locked the pilot out of the cockpit and set the
aircraft on a collision
course with a mountain. Britain's Monarch Airlines said
having two pilots ever-present in the cockpit would now be mandatory on all its
flights. Cabin
crew will also regularly enter the flight deck during the
flight to check on the pilots.
* in place = 가동
중인(준비가 되어 있는)/ crew member = 승무원/ cockpit = 조종석/ in the wake of ~ = ~에 뒤이어(~을
뒤따라)/ swift = 신속한(재빠른)/ deliberately = 고의로, 의도(계획)적으로/ on a collision course
(with ~) = (~와) 충돌을 피할 수 없다/ cabin crew = 객실
승무원
Airlines are also considering revamping their
screening
procedures to assess the mental health of pilots. There is
speculation in the media
that the Germanwings co-pilot was depressed. He had to stop his training seven
years ago because he was suffering from depression 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 fit to fly". News is also emerging of
the final moments of Flight 9525. The pilot sensed something was wrong after he
had gone to the toilet and realized he was locked out of the cockpit. There was
"absolute silence" in the cockpit as the co-pilot steered the plane into the
mountain.
* revamp = 개조, 수리, 개편하다/ screening
procedure = 선별 절차/ speculation = 추측, 짐작; 투기/ burnout = 극도의 피로/ retrain = 재교육을
받다(하다)/ steer = (특정 방향으로) 조종하다(나아가다)
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