️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  The tragic news that Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed into the French Alps by a pilot deemed "100% fit to fly" challenges the common understanding of the phrase.<unk> The tragic news that Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed into the French Alps by a pilot deemed "100% fit to fly" challenges the common understanding of the phrase. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ CEO of Lufthansa - of which Germanwings is a subsidiary - said Lubitz had been "fit to fly".<unk> CEO of Lufthansa - of which Germanwings is a subsidiary - said Lubitz had been "fit to fly".<unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą "Fit to fly" does not mean that the pilot's psychological state has necessarily been assessed. "Fit to fly" does not mean that the pilot's psychological state has necessarily been assessed. Simon Mitchell is a pilot and visiting fellow at Cranfield University's Safety and Accident Investigation Centre in southern England.<unk> Simon Mitchell is a pilot and visiting fellow at Cranfield University's Safety and Accident Investigation Centre in southern England.<unk> Simon Mitchell is a pilot and visiting fellow at Cranfield University's Safety and Accident Investigation Centre in southern England. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ It is not uncommon for those corporations to have in their assessment matrix a look at pilot selection procedures,<unk> said Mitchell.<unk> It is not uncommon for those corporations to have in their assessment matrix a look at pilot selection procedures,<unk> said Mitchell. "Increasingly we are looking at their all-round personalities and ability to work in teams and what they are like as people. Apart from 'do we want to ensure we haven't recruited someone who might have some kind of mental disorder', there is also a very good reason in a day-to-day way. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> The airline industry is quite unique in the amount of trust and liability it places in the hands of a very small number of employees,<unk> said Mitchell. "If you look at the value of the aircraft and the immeasurable value of the lives being flown in that aircraft, you come up with a huge number --...
️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> CEO of Lufthansa said co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had been "100% fit to fly" Aviation expert Simon Mitchell says regulations don't require formal psych testing.