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THE AERIAL VIEW

EDITOR’S NOTE CREDITS

Public Disclosure Editor
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
Flying really is the safest way to travel and every day millions of people Associate Editor
across the globe get onto commercial flights, taking it for granted that Jay Menon
they will make it to their destination safe and sound. This faith exhibited jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
each day, by an estimated nine million paying air travellers is a testament Operations Director
to the strenuous efforts of regulatory authorities, aircraft manufacturers Siva Sachi
and OEMs, and airlines who work hand in hand for safe air travel. siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
Art Director
Arthur Chan
The unfortunate crash of the Germanwings Airbus A320 in the French arthur.chan@gbp.com.sg
Alps on March 24, resulting in the loss of all 150 souls on board, was a sad
reminder of the potential for tragedy that still exists. It has now emerged Web Director
Elmer Valencia
that the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525, 27-year-old Andreas elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
Lubitz, deliberately locked out the aircraft captain from the cockpit, before Circulation Manager
piloting the airliner into the ground. Airlines have already begun mandating Khairul Naem
that two crew members now be present in the cockpit at all times. khairul.naem@gbp.com.sg

ADvErtising COntACts:
An important aspect that has emerged from the Germanwings episode, is marketing@gbp.com.sg
the public disclosure of information by the investigating authorities in
France. This was acknowledged as “highly unusual” by Tony Tyler, CEO and Europe – Canada and all other countries:
director general, International Air Transport Association (IATA). A thorough Global Communications sas
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and unbiased accident investigation is a must to reveal the true happenings Helen@global-communications.it
in any air accident, to ensure the necessary remedial steps are then taken. USA
Contact: Josh Mayer
Capt. A. Ranganathan, a former airline instructor pilot and former member Tel : +1 972 816-6745 Fax : +1 972 767 4442
of Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council, in an opinion piece says, “regulators Email : jm@mayeradvertising.com
and airlines should understand that stress can drive a human being to Israel
unreasonable decisions that could result in fatal action. Adding new rules Contact: Tamir Eshel
Tel : + 972 544 508 028 / +972 989 117 92
while blatantly ignoring existing ones, is not likely to make the sky safer. Fax : +972 989 199 65
Email : eshel_tamir@yahoo.com
The human factor is a very important subject. The need of the hour is to China
encourage pilots to be open about their medical and mental conditions and Contact: Xu Yixin 徐一新
for the Regulators and the airlines to assist in overcoming any problem.” Mob: +8613811688955
Tel: 86-10-58354055 / Fax: 86-10-84043033
One hopes that the focus on the Germanwings crash will now shift away E-mail : xuyixin@cannews.com.cn
from the actions of the co-pilot, to identifying the loopholes in the regulatory South East Asia
framework that led to the events that unfolded and rectify them. Contact: Siva Sachi
Mob: +6012-905 6825
E-mail : siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
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