The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Wednesday that a jury of experts will examine how the national aviation authority of the United States observes the mental health of commercial pilots. The decision has been taken after reviewing the incident of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 and crash of the Germanwings plane in March this year.

The United States and International experts who will analyze the FAA’s process to monitor pilots are from the Pilot Fitness Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). According to FAA, the experts will check the methods used by the federal agency to evaluate mental and emotional state of a pilot.

Currently, FAA, the agency of the United States Department of Transportation, requires pilots to undergo a medical examination with physician approved by the FAA. The pilots are examined every six to twelve months depending on the health of a pilot.

In a statement, FAA said the panel will include industry aviation experts from US and other countries. There will be a working team of medical professionals who is experienced in aerospace medicine, FAA added. According to FAA, “United States pilots undergo robust medical screening, but recent accidents in other parts of the world prompted the FAA to take a new look at the important issue of pilot fitness”.

FAA said that the team of experts will give its recommendations within about six months. After that, FAA will decided whether to make changes in its testing procedure, pilot training, aircraft design, policies and in other areas. The panel’s meeting will not be open to public, according to FAA.

The announcement by FAA has come about two months after the Germanwings disaster that killed more than hundred passengers on board after co-pilot of the plane locked the pilot out of the cockpit.