MSNBC: GermanWings Co-Pilot Suffered from Depression at Flight School in 2009

‘He was designated as not suitable for flying. He was suspended from that school’

NEELY: "The family of Andreas Lubitz, that's the 27-year-old co-pilot, are due to be questioned by the police here very shortly, trying to get some idea of why on earth their son -- because the father and mother are here -- why on earth he decided to do what he did. And indeed, a lot of the focus now is on his background and on in particular what happened six years ago. In 2009, he was training with Lufthansa indeed at the flight school in Phoenix, Arizona, when he had a severe depression. He was designated as not suitable for flying. He was suspended from that school. And that was a year and a half before he could go back to training. He retook some of his courses but he was designated still with the special code on his pilot's license which he eventually got, and I understand that he went for more than the usual numbers of medical check. Of course, the CEO of Lufthansa said he was a hundredth percent fit and there was no problem at all. While I think Lufthansa will have a lot of questions to answer about Andreas Lubitz. One other development just to bring you. The police at his apartment brought out a number of things including his computer. They now say that they have made a significant find. It's a clue and it is something that they have sent for testing. They make a point that it is not a suicide note but it is something specific."

Video files
Full
Compact
Audio files
Full
Compact