In my world of corporate jet flying we fly with the same pool of pilots who normally become friends. We even meet up for a night out
We spend longer periods away together than the quick turnaround low cost carriers and will tend to know each others problems and usually discuss those problems with each other and yes pilots have problems like anyone else.
You can keep things hidden for a short time to someone you don't know but you cannot do that with someone you know very well.
Maybe rostering crews not to always fly together but to fly more together might part help. The fact that you get crews who have never clapped eyes on each other before the flight might not be a positive thing.
Crews used to be a unit years ago, there were benefits to that as well as negatives
But if Lubitz was devoid of any external emotions so that no one would notice then he was a very dangerous and thankfully rare character
Last edited by Pace; 3rd Apr 2015 at 13:07.