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Lufthansa CEO tours crash area after disclosure of pilot’s depression

Deutsche Lufthansa Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr returned to the scene of the carrier's worst-ever crash, a day after disclosing that the pilot blamed for the deaths revealed in 2009 that he was fighting depression.

Germanwings co-pilot treated in past for suicidal tendencies

"Several years ago, before receiving his pilot's license, the co-pilot was in psychological treatment for a longer period for observable suicidal tendencies," Dusseldorf prosecutors, who are leading the German investigation, said Monday.

Murder-suicide by plane: What drove Lubitz to do it?

Experts agree there are numerous reasons people take their own lives. But what about a suicidal pilot who takes a plane full of passengers with him?

Co-pilot deliberately crashed Germanwings plane: prosecutor

SEYNE, France -- The young co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps after locking his captain out...

Leaders see horror of French Alps crash as probe gathers pace

The leaders of France, Germany and Spain visited a makeshift rescue base near the Germanwings air crash site Wednesday, as investigators ramped up their...

Authorities recover black box in Germanwings crash that left 150 dead in French Alps

The plane, carrying 144 mainly Spanish and German passengers -- including two babies -- and six crew, was traveling from Barcelona to the western German city of Duesseldorf when it came down.
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