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Lubitz's Mental Health: Just One of Several Leads in Germanwings Plane Crash Inquiry
The mental health of the co-pilot of crashed Germanwings passenger plane was a "serious lead" in the inquiry, but not the only one, French prosecutors said on Saturday.
'Open the goddamn door', Germanwings captain shouted desperately
Germanwings captain Patrick Sonderheimer can be heard desperately shouted "open the goddamn door", according to Bild.
The tabloid said accident investigators heard a recording which starts with the captain apologizing to passengers for a 26-minute delay in departing Barcelona, and promising to make up the time on the flight to Dusseldorf.
Andreas Lubitz's remains recovered, identified
The dismembered body of the Germanwings co-pilot was found on Saturday near the crash site in the French Alps.
As broadcast by German media, authorities were able to positively ID the body through DNA extraction.
The development follows news that large amounts of pharmaceuticals prescribed by a psychiatrist were found in Andreas Lubitz's residence.
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Germanwings Co-pilot Wanted to Make His Name Known Worldwide
The Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who is suspected of intentionally crashing the plane in the French Alps, wanted to change the whole system and everyone to remember his name.
This was revealed by an ex-girlfriend of Lubitz, who also pointed to his increasing problems as the reason for them to split, the German newspaper Bild informs.
Andreas Lubitz bought two cars ahead of crash; one as present to his girlfriend
The life of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz who caused the death of 149 people by intentionally crashing a jet into the Alps is now under scrutiny by the authorities, who are trying to determine what caused this horrific act.
Germanwings Co-pilot "Hid Details of Illness", Prosecutors Say
Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot of crashed Germanwings plane, has hid the details of an "existing illness" and "corresponding medical treatment" from his employers, according to German prosecutors.
The prosecutors said they found torn-up sick notes in his home, including one covering the day of the crash of the Airbus A320, but didn't say what his illness was.
Germanwings Co-Pilot was on "sick leave" the day of the crash but had tore apart doctors signing off note
German General Attorney's disclosure that Andreas Lubitz was monitored by a doctor, who had signed him off for the day of the crash, "sick leave" shocks.
According what German prosecutors reveal, Germanwings Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz was was sick, receiving medication and monitored by a doctor, who also wrote all his "sick leave" notes, which Lubitz would later tore apart or ignore.
Airlines introduce two-person cockpit rule after Alps crash
Airlines rushed on March 26 to change their rules so as to require a second crew member in the cockpit at all times, hours after French prosecutors suggested a co-pilot who barricaded himself alone at the controls of a jetliner had crashed it on purpose.
Crashed Germanwings Plane Co-Pilot Battled Depression, Media Reports Say
As airlines struggle to come to terms with the loss of 150 human lives in the crash of Germanwings plane in the French Alps, reports have started to emerge that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, 28, had been battling mental health problems.
Germanwings co-pilot suffered depression: report
The Germanwings co-pilot said to have deliberately crashed his Airbus with 149 others aboard into the French Alps suffered serious depression six years ago, German daily Bild reported March 27.
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