Germanwings airliner pilot suffered from depression – BBC Russian

• March 27, 2015

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The pilot controls the aircraft at the time of Germanwings collapse of the liner in the French Alps, suffered from depression and hide their condition from employers and inspection bodies. This was stated by German prosecutors after studying the documents seized during a search of his home on the outskirts of Düsseldorf.

Live broadcast of the investigation of the crash

On board the airliner airlines Germanwings, flying flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf , there were 150 people. The plane crashed in the Alps, at high speed crashed into a mountain. Data decryption “black box” showed that Lubicz deliberately began to decline after the captain left the cockpit. In this Lubicz locked the door from inside and did not respond to messages controllers.

According to the newspaper Bild, in 2009 Ljubica diagnosed with depression, after which he spent one and a half years undergoing treatment. This happened after he graduated from the pilot profession. Bild and the German ARD TV channel quoted internal documents, according to which Lubicz had to undergo regular checks psychological state.

In addition, Andreas Ljubica were recommended regular inspections after a serious episode, which occurred a few years ago.

Earlier, police in Germany said that they had found an important clue in the search of the house of the German pilot Andreas Ljubica in Montabaur. In this case, the police found no suicide note.

Staff airlines even nightmares could not imagine such a tragedy, said the head of Lufthansa Carsten Spohr

At a press conference on Thursday, the head of Lufthansa Carsten Spohr said the airline Germanwings and Lufthansa is deeply shocked by the statement by the French authorities that the co-pilot crashed in the Alps A320 wanted to destroy the plane.

“No matter what your security measures, no matter how high you set the bar, and we have incredibly high standards, it is impossible to completely eliminate such an event,” – admitted Spurs.

According to him, the pilot Andreas Lubicz passed all necessary checks and had no restrictions on the work. About the motives of the pilot is not known.

“We select our staff very, very carefully. In most of our nightmares we could not imagine that such a tragedy to happen in our company,” – said the head of Lufthansa – the company , which owns loukoster Germanwings.

Journalists at the crash site liner

What is known about Andreas Ljubica

• He was 28 years old. Began training flight training in 2008, he studied in Bremen and Arizona, USA
• Since 2013, worked as the second pilot. According to colleagues, was pleased with the work
• He lived in Montabaur near Frankfurt – as they say, with their parents
• Had a lot of friends and led an active life
• According to the profile in the” Facebook “, was fond of jogging and loved pop music

There is no information about what Andreas Lubicz was associated with terrorist organizations