Police have recently found evidence that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot of the Lufthansa crashed plane (A320), suffered from severe depression back in 2009 and that he probably caused the plane crash deliberately, killing 150 people.
Andreas Lubitz started the pilot training in 2008 but gave it up for several months in 2009 after he continued with it. Althought he passed all the tests and was considered completely re-established from his depression, police have find clues of mental illness in Lubitz's flat and, for that reason, they've taken away the co-pilot's belongings to examine them. They have found an important clue. Althought thay won't say what it is they have assured that it is not a suicide note.
The plane's Black box has revealed crucial information about the tragedy. The pilot left the cockpit to go to the toilet. When he came back, the door was barred and Lubitz didn't open it. The pilot tried to break the door with an axe without results. In the recording, Lubitz seems to want to crash the plane.
For this reason, most airlines have announced a rule that establishes that there can never be just one crew member or person in the cockpit.
Alexander Lubitz
His parents are really hurt about this tragedy. They have a huge trauma, not only because their son has died, but also because he is responsible of the plane crash and the death of so many people.
Personally, I don't understand how someone could do such a terrible thing. He must have had a very serious illness to do that so cinically.
VOCABULARY
cockpit: the compartment in a small aircraft in which the pilot, crew, and sometimes the passengers sit
black box: an electronic device, such as a flight recorder, that can be removed from an aircraft as a single package.
axe: a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees, splitting timber, etc
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