World Apr 08 Aviation expert: Germanwings crash investigation assigned blame before probe ended The Germanwings air crash investigation shouldn't set a precedent for future investigations because it sought to assign blame before the probe was complete, which could jeopardize airline cooperation if it became the practice, the head of a trade association representing… By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
World Mar 27 Is a 600-hour pilot too green to be safe? The crash of Germanwings flight 9525 offers yet another example of how the layers of safety in aviation have been peeled away since deregulation 35 years ago. By Miles O'Brien