(Bloomberg) -- Within hours of news emerging that a pilot apparently chose to kill himself and 149 others by crashing a Germanwings plane into a mountain, other carriers began adopting rules requiring at least two people in the cockpit.
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and EasyJet Plc in Europe, together with Air Canada, announced Thursday that they’ll follow a standard that already applies in the U.S., with a flight attendant occupying the second seat when one pilot exits.
Under Federal Aviation Administration rules, U.S. carriers must have two people on the flight-deck at all times, ensuring that someone is at hand in the event of an emergency or aberrant action concerning the lone pilot. In most parts of the world, the practice remains discretionary.
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