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Lufthansa flight school was aware of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s severe depression

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Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who intentionally crashed the Germanwings aircraft into the French Alps on March 24, told officials at a Lufthansa training school in 2009 that he suffered from severe depression.

Added on the 01/04/2015 18:55:10 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media

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