AIRLINE PILOTS’ unions criticised EU plans for psychiatric assessments of flight crew yesterday in the wake of the German Wings disaster.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (Easa) proposed the assessments last month as part of a raft of measures in response to the March 24 tragedy.

Investigators concluded that the Airbus A320 crashed after first officer Andreas Lubitz locked the captain out of the flight deck and intentionally dived the plane into the Alps.