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# andreas lubitz

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# Two Years On
Father of pilot disputes claim his son deliberately downed Germanwings plane in Alps
Andreas Lubitz was co-pilot of the plane that crashed in the Alps on this day in 2015.
# year of horror
Families of Germanwings victims angered by parents' tribute to troubled co-pilot
The parents of Andreas Lubitz thanked friends and neighbours for their support in a notice published by a local paper.
# andreas lubitz
Germanwings pilot saw 41 doctors in 5 years and feared going blind
Medics he consulted did not reveal his mental struggles due to doctor-patient privilege.
# alps crash
Germanwings co-pilot 'tried out' descent on previous flight
An interim report to be published today says Andreas Lubitz practiced a descent on a previous outbound flight.
# Airline Safety
Germanwings flight evacuated after bomb scare just before takeoff
The plane was about to fly from Germany to Italy.
# Tea Party
'A deranged pilot flying his nation into the rocks' - Obama compared to Andreas Lubitz
Michele Bachman said the president’s deal with Iran has damned the souls of 300 million Americans.
# andreas lubitz
Lufthansa gives emails on Germanwings co-pilot's depression to investigators
It included correspondence to his flight training school.
# French Alps
Germanwings co-pilot was treated for suicidal tendencies
Andreas Lubitz is understood to have had treatment “several years ago”.
# Disaster
The Germanwings tragedy is forcing lots of countries to rethink airline safety
Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz apparently locked the captain out of the cockpit before crashing the Germanwings flight.
# Flight 4U 9525
Captain shouted 'open the damn door' as jet plunged into Alps
It also emerged today that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, believed to have crashed the plane, sought treatment for problems with his sight.
# Flight 4U 9525
Germanwings crash pilot told ex-girlfriend 'everyone will know my name'
“One day I’m going to do something that will change the whole system…”
# Stigma
Some people are talking sense about depression after Andreas Lubitz headlines
“Many of the greatest, most responsible people have been depressives.”
# flight 9525
Andreas Lubitz hid sick note on day of Alps plane crash
It has also emerged the plane’s captain may have used an axe in an attempt to re-enter the cockpit.
# Germanwings
Who was Andreas Lubitz?
And why did he do what he did? The 28-year-old was co-pilot of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday.