Alps crash: Air NZ rushes in cockpit 'rule of two' - National - NZ Herald News
Captain David Morgan, Air NZ's chief flight operations and safety officer, said today the policy amendment meant at least two crew members were now required to be present at all times on each aircraft's flight deck.
If one of two pilots operating a flight needed to leave the cockpit for a short time, another crew member would be required to be on the flight deck during the other's absence.
The policy change was "effective immediately", Captain Morgan said, and followed a review of flight deck procedures in response to the European air disaster.