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A French rescue worker inspects the remains of the Germanwings Airbus A320 at the site of the crash, near Seyne-les-Alpes, French. (Reuters)
The Australian government imposed a requirement on Monday that its airlines have two crew members in the cockpit at all times as a safety precaution following the Germanwings crash that killed 150 passengers and crew last week.
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said the mandatory "rule of two", which means a flight attendant must stand in whenever the pilot or co-pilot leaves the cockpit,would be effective immediately.
The rule will apply to all domestic and international flights by Australian operators carrying 50 or more passengers.The carriers include Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Tigerair Australia.
"The airlines will be acting immediately to implement this change and we'd expect to see this policy in place within hours on our major airlines," Truss told reporters in Melbourne.
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