[NELSON111]

The thing about it is this: If you lock your fellow pilot out of the cockpit and your intent is to be a martyr...why the long descent? Why a straight glide-path into the mountain that lasted for minutes even when you hear your fellow pilot trying to break down the door?

That makes no sense. If I'm a muzzy...once my buddy is gone to the bathroom (or whatever he was doing) I dive that sucker straight down and we're done...especially when I know he's trying to get back in.

That aspect of the terrorism angle doesn't make sense to me...which leads me to believe there is another explanation.

[MarMema]

Could be the strikes....

[MarMema]

Lufthansa, Germanwings face new pilot strikes Wednesday

[Truthsearcher]

Airbus flight control software prevents a full nosedive, the plane was descenting as fast as the software would allow.