[dzhiurgis]

Well… if smoking wasn’t prohibited the root cause was the leaky oxygen mask…

[peddling-brink]

> Incredibly, at the time of the incident, EgyptAir pilots were allowed to smoke in the cockpit – a rule that has since changed.

From the article. The valve was set to the wrong position. Headline is bad.

[sim7c00]

something being prohibited or not doesn't really change the root cause :P. just click bait i guess. lots of things can cause sparks.

[Arnt]

Name five that are permitted in a cockpit?

[dTal]

static electricity, switches, carbon brushes in ventilation fan motors

[Arnt]

That's the airplane itself, ie. you're suggesting that the airplane itself is so dangerous that other risks don't add significantly to the total danger.