FRANKFURT--The co-pilot allegedly responsible for last week's
Germanwings plane crash informed his flight training school he had
suffered a "previous episode of severe depression," airline
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKY, LHA.XE) said Tuesday after handing
further documents over to Duesseldorf prosecutors.
The co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, told the school in 2009 of the
episode in email correspondence before resuming flight training,
which he had interrupted for several months, Lufthansa said. He
later received a medical certificate confirming his fitness to
fly.
Prosecutors allege Mr. Lubitz deliberately slammed the plane
into the French Alps last Tuesday after locking the pilot out of
the cockpit, killing all 150 people aboard.
"To ensure a swift and seamless clarification, Lufthansa--after
further internal investigations--has submitted additional documents
to the Duesseldorf Public Prosecutor, particularly training and
medical documents," the airline said.
Lufthansa, which operates Germanwings, said it continues to
support authorities in charge of the probe, but wouldn't comment
further so as not to interfere with the investigation.
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