Plane with 150 On Board Crashes in the French Alps

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  1. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    Truly tragic to see 150 lives lost. My condolences to the families and friends of those who died. I do hope the black box recovered would shed some light on how this terrible accident happened, and hopefully prevent similar things from happening in the future.

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  3. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    So it was revealed that the co-pilot was suffering from a mental illness, and wanted to commit suicide, hence why he crashed the plane.

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    While all this could've been avoided if the airline knew about the guy's condition, I do think the policy airlines in Europe have of allowing one person to be in a cockpit is really flawed. Thankfully, a few airlines there have now changed their policy to make it mandatory for two people to be at the cockpit at all times.