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Air Canada planes are pictured at Toronto Pearson International Airport in this file photo.
Air Canada planes are pictured at Toronto Pearson International Airport in this file photo.
(Matthew Sherwood For The Globe and Mail)

Air Canada changing cockpit policy after Germanwings crash

Air Canada is changing its policy to ensure there will be two people in the cockpit at all times during flights in the wake of the Germanwings crash in France earlier this week.

The policy will be changed “without delay” Air Canada said in a statement Wednesday.

The change was made after cockpit voice recordings in the Germanwings crash showed the pilot was locked out of the cockpit as it began a descent that led to the crash.