Germanwings crash was deliberate: Co-pilot set the airbus into a fatal descent

The Marseille prosecutor, Brice Robin has recently reported in a press conference in Marseille that the co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately set the aircraft into a fatal descent into the Alps. 

Evidence from the cockpit flight recorder has revealed that after reaching the cruising altitude of FL380 the captain and co-pilot started a landing check. The prosecutor said the communication between the two was unusual 'not a real exchange'.

"We hear the pilot ask the co-pilot to take control of the plane and we hear at the same time the sound of a seat moving backwards and the sound of a door closing," Mr Robin explained.

Shortly after this the aircraft started its descent. "This action on the altitude controls can only be deliberate."

The captain realising something was not right was heard trying to regain access to the cockpit. Several calls were made by the captain to gain access but "there was no answer even after the knocking" 

He added: "The most plausible interpretation is that the co-pilot through a voluntary act had refused to open the cabin door to let the captain in. He pushed the button to trigger the aircraft to lose altitude. He operated this button for a reason we don't know yet, but it appears that the reason was to destroy this plane."

The investigation continues.


Police at home of Andreas Lubitz