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Germanwings crash probe recommends more medical checks for pilots

Published: 13 Mar 2016 - 01:55 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 03:13 pm
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A French rescue worker inspects the debris of the Germanwings Airbus A320 at the site of the crash, near Seyne-les-Alpes, France, in this picture taken on March 29, 2015. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Files


Paris: The French probe into the crash of a Germanwings plane deliberately flown into a mountain by the co-pilot recommended more stringent medical checks for pilots in its conclusions published Sunday.

BEA civil aviation investigators also agreed with their earlier findings that the crash in the French Alps a year ago with the loss of 150 lives was caused by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who had been treated for depression.

The report said it recommended "regular analysis" of pilots to check for "psychological or psychiatric problems".

AFP