Data retrieved from the second ‘black box’ of the Germanwings plane that crashed in France confirmed that the co-pilot deliberately accelerated the plane’s descent, French investigators say. They said Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot modified the automatic pilot system several times to increase the speed of descent. The information the investigators recovered also confirms…
Germanwings: Co-pilot May Have Deliberately Crashed Plane
The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, named as Andreas Lubitz, appeared to have deliberately crashed the plane, officials said. Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin, citing information from the “black box” voice recorder, said the co-pilot was alone in the cockpit. He intentionally started a descent while the pilot was locked…
Germanwings Airliner Crashes
An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, March 24, between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said. The jet belongs to the German airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa. The plane, flight 4U 9525, had been en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf with 144 passengers and six…