AIN Blog: Response to Germanwings Tragedy Does Not Inspire Confidence
Stunned by the Germanwings crash, the air transport industry's response has not been coherent or convincing.
The copilot manually set the Germanwings A320’s autopilot to descend from 38,000 to 100 feet. (Flickr: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons (BY)</a> by <a href="http://flickr.com/people/34153108@N06" target="_blank">GerardvdSchaaf</a>)
The copilot manually set the Germanwings A320’s autopilot to descend from 38,000 to 100 feet. (Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by GerardvdSchaaf)
Charles Alcock
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Charles Alcock is a senior editor with AIN, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.

Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at Manchester University in the northwest of England and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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