Many questions still remain about Tuesday’s horrifying crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 into the French Alps, but the lead prosecutor handling the investigation said today new information suggests the A320’s copilot locked the captain out of the cockpit and deliberately initiated the fateful descent.
Prosecutor: Germanwings A320 Crash Was ‘Deliberate’
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Key Takeaways:
- New information suggests Germanwings Flight 9525 copilot, Andreas Lubitz, deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps.
- The copilot reportedly locked the captain out of the cockpit and manually commanded the aircraft's fatal descent.
- Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) data indicates the copilot was conscious and breathing until impact, while the captain attempted to re-enter the cockpit and passengers were heard screaming just before the crash.
- Based on these findings, French officials are moving to open a manslaughter investigation.
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