Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr We don't only look at competence but we also give a lot of room to psychological capabilities, he was 100% set to fly without restrictions. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr health-news We have at Lufthansa a reporting system where crew can report without being punished their own problems or they can report about problems of others without any kind of punishment. That hasn't been used either in this case, so all these safety nets we are so proud of here have not worked in this case. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr top-news Most airlines around the world follow the same procedures as Lufthansa that in flight phases with low workload, the pilot can leave the cockpit -- especially for physical need -- and then he returns to the cockpit as fast as he can. That's a global thing, most accepted procedure, which we have used at Lufthansa for many, many years. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr top-news I think we look at that as well, but we should not put the whole system at stake just because of this terrible single accident. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr top-news There was no particular thing to note or to watch out for. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr world No matter your safety regulations, no matter how high you set the bar, and we have incredibly high standards, there is no way to rule out such an event. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr company-news If a person kills himself and also 149 other people, another word should be used -- not suicide. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr top-news This represents the darkest hours in the 60 year history of our Lufthansa group. We are still in a state of shock. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr company-news
