Lufthansa Guilt

From the DW:
"Germanwings co-pilot told Lufthansa flight school of 'serious depressive episode'"

Andreas Lubitz told his flight school in 2009 about previous mental health issues, Lufthansa has said. Clues about his mental health are being searched for as investigators probe the Germanwings crash. Amid media speculation about Lufthansa's psychological screening of its pilots, the German airline released a statement on Tuesday about what was known of Lubitz's mental health during his time in flight school. Audio recorded by the first black box has led investigators to believe that Lubitz purposely flew the A320 into a mountainside last Tuesday, killing himself and the 149 others on board. The case has fueled media speculation about Lubitz's mental health and airline safety. "In this correspondence, he informed the Flight Training Pilot School in 2009... about a 'previous episode of severe depression'," Lufthansa said, adding that it had submitted the evidence to investigators. Lufthansa prides itself for its rigorous testing of its pilots - which it calls "the best in the world" - and had previously confirmed that the co-pilot had been "100% fit to fly" on the day of the airline disaster. It has also previously confirmed that he had passed all of his flight school tests despite having taken a break from the program for several months. In the days since the crash, information from prosecutors and people who knew Lubitz have trickled in, pointing to issues with mental health, but ultimately providing inconclusive evidence about his state of mind on March 24, when the A320 flew into the side of a mountain near Seyne-les-Alpes en route from Barcelona to Düsseldorf. German prosecutors said on Monday that Lubitz had received psychotherapy treatment for suicidal tendencies before becoming a pilot. However, chief prosecutor Ralf Herrenbürck emphasized that Lubitz had not shown signs of suicidal behavior or of aggression since then. France's aviation investigators, known as BEA, said on Tuesday, that its agency would probe both psychological profiling and cockpit doors. The pilot on board the Germanwings flight was reportedly unable to open the security door, despite entering an emergency code reserved for flight personnel. "The Safety Investigation will be oriented towards the cockpit door locking system logic and cockpit access and exit procedures, as well as the criteria and procedures applied to detect specific psychological profiles," BEA said in a statement.

 

^ It's no wonder that Lufthansa/Germanwings was so quick to offer the victims' families an extra 50,000 Euros onto of anything they are legally required to do. It is basic "hush money" to keep the families from suing Lufthansa for more because Lufthansa knew the co-pilot had depression

in the past and yet let him continue to fly. That makes Lufthansa/Germanwings just as guilty for the 150 murders as the co-pilot. They knew and yet did nothing to stop it and so put every passenger that uses their airline at risk. I hope there is a thorough investigation into all of Lufthansa/Germanwings pilots, co-pilots and flight crew to see if there are others that are depressed or have health issues that should ground them for the safety of everyone. Had Lufthansa/Germanwings done the correct thing (not necessarily the legal thing) then 150 innocent people would still be alive today. I guess they were too busy dealing with their airline strikes then keeping people safe and alive. ^

 

http://www.dw.de/germanwings-co-pilot-told-lufthansa-flight-school-of-serious-depressive-episode/a-18352489