Andreas Lubitz was the co-pilot of Germanwings flight 9525 who reportedly intentionally crashed the plane into the French Alps and killed all 150 people on board.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. He Was German Lubitz, 28, was German national from Montabaur, Germany.
2. He joined Germanwings in September 2013.
3. He had 630-hours logged as a co-pilot.
4. He allegedly locked the pilot out of the cockpit when the pilot went to use the restroom.
5. He can be heard calmly breathing on the blackbox as flight 9525 descended and crashed into the French Alps.
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"Lufthansa, the German pilots’ union and the Lufthansa flight training school in Bremen where the pilots trained"
which may be relevant considering:
Very good info. One of the news stories said he also maintained a residence in Dusseldorf. Also, someone interviewed today said that the audio from the cockpit indicated the pilot and co-pilot communicated just before the pilot left the cockpit. The man interviewed described the co-pilots words as “laconic”