Is Marriage The Solution To Pilot Suicide?

By: Ben Schlappig

Published: April 18, 2015

19 comments

It looks like Turkish Airlines’ CEO has a possible solution to pilot suicide, in the aftermath of Germanwings first offices Andreas Lubitz downing an A320 in the French Alps. Via CBS News:

Turkish Airlines’ CEO has one possible solution to avoid another case like last month’s Germanwings crash: have pilots get married.

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At an event Thursday, Temel Kotil told new Turkish Airlines pilots that the incident showed how critical their roles are.

“Our pilot friends, whether they are men or women, their lifestyles are very important,” he said.

Kotil cited media reports claiming Lubitz may have been set off by a falling-out with his girlfriend. “Therefore, I am guiding those who are single toward marriage from this podium,” he said, with a smile.

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TheRealBabushka Guest

April 20, 2015, 1:47 am

It's 2015 and a Turkish business leader has come up with comments like this. I wonder if Attaturk is rolling in his grave now.

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No Name Guest

April 20, 2015, 12:44 am

@Lucky. For some reason this story does not show up in your twitter feed? Technical glitch? As for the TK CEO, this only show that sometimes really smart people can have really dumb ideas.

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mbh Guest

April 19, 2015, 2:09 pm

Well, married men do have the lowest suicide rate. And married women the highest. Big shock.

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traderprofit Guest

April 19, 2015, 4:36 am

Marriage is definitely the solution to traveling by yourself on miles. Look at the benefits: You can argue the entire trip, not just during planning, packing, driving to the airport...etc. As to the German Wings pilot, here's my take: once he set the autopilot and descended more than a few thousand feet below his assigned altitude, there was no "going back" as he was certain to lose his job and either end up in jail or a mental institution for a while. In any case he was never going to be able to fly again. The more he descended, the more this became a certainty. Gee , I long for the days where I didn't need a transponder and could get away with accidentally breaching controlled airspace with little or no repercussion.

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Matteo Guest

April 19, 2015, 3:26 am

My eye balls just popped out of my head. Stuuuuupid statement. I know more frustrated angry married people than single. I'd prefer a single employee over married. Dude has it wrong.

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