Lufthansa killer pilot: Previous episode of severe depression

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Lufthansa, German airline speaking also on behalf of Germanwings issued this statement today: The co-pilot of Germanwings flight 4U9525 interrupted his pilot training at the Flight Training Pilot Scho

Lufthansa, German airline speaking also on behalf of Germanwings issued this statement today: The co-pilot of Germanwings flight 4U9525 interrupted his pilot training at the Flight Training Pilot School for several months. Thereafter the co-pilot received the medical certificate confirming his fitness to fly.

To ensure a swift and seamless clarification, Lufthansa โ€“ after further internal investigations โ€“ has submitted additional documents to the Dรผsseldorf Public Prosecutor, particularly training and medical documents. These also include the email correspondence of the copilot with the Flight Training Pilot School. In this correspondence he informed the Flight Training Pilot School in 2009, in the medical documents he submitted in connection with resuming his flight training, about a โ€œprevious episode of severe depressionโ€.

Lufthansa will continue to provide the investigating authorities with its full and unlimited support. We therefore ask for your understanding that we cannot provide any further statements at this time, because we do not wish to anticipate the ongoing investigation by the Dรผsseldorf Public Prosecutor.

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