Interesting point. He did spend several months or possibly more in the US (in Arizona, I believe) qualifying for some other certificate, so perhaps he came and went on his job.
Arizona is where Lufthansa and most other European and Asian airlines trains much of their pilots.
Most probable scenario is that he locked the Pilot out of the cockpit, set the autopilot on 100 ft AGL (which would certainly crash the plane flying in the Alps) and then killed himself.
It’s unlikely he was alive when the plane hit the ground.
Authorities stated that pilot Lubitz was ‘breathing normally’ the entire time to the point of impact.
why do you say this?
Officials said his breathing could be heard until the moment of impact.
They heard him breathing all the way to the end (when the passengers started screaming).
Investigators say he was alive at the time of impact. They could hear his breathing as the plane descended into the mountain.
Why would he not want to be present for the finale? I mean, every millisecond counts? Right? And he was privileged to be first on scene!