The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has urged domesticairlines to continue their strict monitoring and supervision of pilotsin order to ensure the security and safety of all flights.
The authority has now officially requested stakeholders to regularlyreview all physical and mental tests of pilots, and to ensure that atleast two crew members are always present in the cockpit of an airborneaircraft.
The CAV has also demanded that theDepartments of Flight Safety Standards and Aviation Security reviewtheir regulations on these matters.
The move followsthe tragedy of Flight 9525, belonging to German budget airlineGermanwings, which crashed in the French Alps on March 24, killing all150 people on board. Details from investigation suggest that theco-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, intentionally caused the plane to go downafter locking the pilot out of the cockpit.-VNA
The authority has now officially requested stakeholders to regularlyreview all physical and mental tests of pilots, and to ensure that atleast two crew members are always present in the cockpit of an airborneaircraft.
The CAV has also demanded that theDepartments of Flight Safety Standards and Aviation Security reviewtheir regulations on these matters.
The move followsthe tragedy of Flight 9525, belonging to German budget airlineGermanwings, which crashed in the French Alps on March 24, killing all150 people on board. Details from investigation suggest that theco-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, intentionally caused the plane to go downafter locking the pilot out of the cockpit.-VNA
