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Reflecting on the recommendation made in Europe by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), we will also consider the issue in an expedient manner.

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Transport Minister Akihiro Ota, saying that the ministry is moving quickly to require all Japanese airlines to have two crew members in the cockpit at all times during flights, following the Germanwings crash. (Asahi Shimbun)

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I just hope that the stewardess is required to lock herself in the cockpit. Otherwise, how does leaving the door open for terrorists to plan their rush of the cockpit make anyone safer?

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2 years later nothing will be done. worrying in a country with one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

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Ah, Japan, "considering" and also "mulling" up quite a bit.

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