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Further Germanwings release with current information about Flight 4U9525

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We are horrified to discover today that the aircraft that crashed in the south of France appears to have been crashed deliberately – probably by the co-pilot of flight 4U9525. Based on audio taken from the voice recorder, the French authorities have come to the conclusion that after the aircraft had reached cruising altitude, the captain left the cockpit for a short time and was then unable to re-enter. It appears that the co-pilot, who had stayed in the cockpit, prevented the captain from re-entering by fully locking the cockpit door in order to then initiate the fatal descent. All Germanwings and Lufthansa employees are deeply shocked. We could never have imagined that a tragedy like this could occur within our company.

Yet even after this terrible event, we have full faith in our pilots. They remain the best in the world; this event is an extremely tragic isolated incident.

We share in the sadness, shock and incomprehension of the bereaved families and friends and that of millions of other people.

Köln 26/03/2015 26.03. 05.58 p.m.

This post was published on 26 March 2015 20:38

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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