Pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) said on Monday that its members would walk out from all long-distance flights operated by Lufthansa on Tuesday, as a long-running dispute over pay, conditions and retirement heats up again.
The Federation of the German Air Travel Industry (BDL) confirmed on Friday afternoon that from now on two people must be in the cockpit at all times, in a bid to avoid a repeat of the Germanwings disaster.
The death of a prize-winning German journalist, a paralyzing strike by Lufthansa pilots and a tense match between Bayern Munich and Manchester United are all featured in The Local's pictorial review of the last seven days.
German pilots have condemned new flight service plans as a danger to passengers, with most saying that they have flown while over-tired - and a third admitting to have taken a nap in the cockpit.
Dozens of domestic flights in Germany were set to be cancelled Friday morning after 140 pilots from the Lufthansa regional subsidiary Eurowings walked off the job.
Pilots at the Stuttgart airport staged a day-long strike beginning at 6 am on Monday morning, causing massive delays and cancellations for several airlines.