Andreas Lubitz

Germanwings co-pilot practiced descent on a previous flight

The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps after "rehearsing" the descent on an earlier flight, French investigators said

'Germanwings co-pilot searched suicide methods, cockpit security days before the crash'

The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days before he flew the plane into the French Alps, killing 150 people, German prosecutors said on Thursday.

AI pilots' body writes to DGCA about 'stressed' junior pilots in cockpit

Pointing out that a pilot's job is high-pressure and stressful, ICPA said that "several hundred people's lives are in jeopardy if a pilot commits a mistake".

Germanwings tragedy: Shocking phone video shows final minutes of passengers before they plunged to death

A video purportedly showing the final seconds inside the cabin of the ill-fated Germanwings airliner minutes before it crashed emerged on Tuesday, with two European media claiming to have seen the footage.

Germanwings tragedy: Why foolproof aviation security will never be a reality

Germanwings Flight 9525 crash into the French Alps is a tragedy beyond words. One co-pilot — 27 years-old German national Andreas Lubitz of Dusseldorf — has made a mockery of all that the airlines across the world have done in the recent past — at the behest mostly of ICAO — to secure flights on the ground and in air.

Indian pilots may be subjected to mid-term psychometric tests

Pilots of Indian air carriers may now be subjected to mid-term psychometric tests to ensure that they are mentally fit to fly, following the deliberate crashing of German airliner by the co-pilot last week.

Germanwings co-pilot told ex-girlfriend 'everyone will know my name and remember'

The Germanwings co-pilot who crashed his Airbus in the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, told his ex-girlfriend that "one day everyone will know my name", according to German newspaper Bild.

Germanwings crash co-pilot Andreas Lubitz hid serious illness from airline

The Germanwings co-pilot who crashed his Airbus into the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, hid a serious illness from the airline, prosecutors said on Friday amid reports that he was severely depressed.

Cops search Germanwing co-pilot's home, pursue motive behind airline crash

As reports emerged that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz on purpose down the aircraft in the Alps killing himself and 149 others. Police landed up in his flat in Dusseldorf and also his family home in Montabaur to for clues to find why Lubitz took such a drastic step.

Germanwings disaster: Why a pilot crashing an airplane may be tougher in India

With European investigators as well as Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, acknowledging that the Germanwings Airbus A320 that slammed two days ago into the French Alps, killing 150, was most likely deliberately crashed by 28-year co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, questions are sure to arise on what can be done to prevent such a scenario from ever occurring again.