I’m joining late to the plane crash discussion. We should ban plane travel and force everyone onto high speed rail!
I’d rather that than fly.
This from local News email -
Lubitz had joined Germanwings in September 2013, directly out of flight school, and had flown 630 hours. Spohr said the airline had no indication why he would have crashed the plane. He said pilots undergo yearly medical examination but that doesn’t include psychological tests.
Lufthansa’s chief said Lubitz started his training in 2008 and there was a “several-month” gap in his training six years ago. Spohr said he couldn’t say what the reason for that was but after the break “he not only passed all medical tests but also his flight training, all flying tests and checks.”
Robin avoided describing the crash as a suicide.
“Usually, when someone commits suicide, he is alone,” he said. “When you are responsible for 150 people at the back, I don’t necessarily call that a suicide.”
Mrs S does business in Philly, NYC and Connecticut and we live in DC. She takes the regular slow train to all three places and it’s still faster than flying. I’m all for high speed rail. Plus I hate flying.