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The Crash: Fear in the Midst of Grief

April 17, 2015

Could the crash of Germanwings flight U4U9525 been prevented? And if so, how? A memorial service in Cologne Cathedral on April 17 will once again express the collective horror at this disaster.

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Deutschland Trauerfeier für Germanwings-Opfer im Kölner Dom
Image: AFP/Getty Images/O. Berg

In the midst of the mourning for the victims of the crash, politicians and experts are calling for more checks on pilots and the airlines are rushing to draw their won conclusions. Many proposals almost seem like action for its own sake. Pilots will soon have to undergo regular intensive psychological testing. But will that make flying any safer? And what is the price of striving for an absolute certainty that can never exist in the first place?


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