Germanwings Airbus crash 24 March #1

[wfgodot]

Guardian live updates.

 

[jslk]

This was voluntary action by co pilot. Calls from pilot can be heard.

 

[jslk]

There was no response by co pilot but he can be heard breathing and was alive until crash.

 

[skibaboo]

euronews ‏@euronews 3m3 minutes ago
#Marseille prosecutor on #Germanwings says captain left to go to the *pilot leaving co-pilot alone. (*Think it is supposed to say 'toilet')

euronews ‏@euronews 2m2 minutes ago
#Marseille prosecutor on #Germanwings crash says co-pilot made voluntary move to put plane into dive.

euronews ‏@euronews 1m1 minute ago
#Marseille prosecutor on #Germanwings crash says co-pilot was alive during its dive as captain knocked outside

euronews @euronews · 34s 35 seconds ago
#Marseille prosecutor on #Germanwings crash says recording reveals captain knocked ever harder on cockpit door until final impact.

euronews @euronews · 13s 14 seconds ago
No mayday signal sent out, says #Marseille prosecutor on #Germanwings crash.

euronews @euronews · 3m 3 minutes ago
Conclusions so far is co-pilot refused to let captain re-enter cockpit + then triggered plane's descent, says #Marseille prosecuto

https://twitter.com/euronews

 

[jslk]

Prosecutor outlined the alert going up from control tower. The pilot can be heard trying to force the door which was a strong door as per international norms.

The noise of the impact can be heard. No distress message was received by control tower from pilot.

 

[wfgodot]

The pilot asks the co-pilot to take over. The pilot leaves for a “natural call”.

While alone the co-pilot accelerates descent. He used keys of monitoring system to speed up descent, it was voluntary.

Brice Robin says most plausible interpretation is that co-pilot refused to open the door to the pilot and he took the plane down. “The intention was to destroy this plane”.

The co-pilot is German, says Robin. “He was breathing normally, he did not utter a single word” after the pilot left the cabin.
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“We could hear the cries minutes before the plane crashed.”
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“I think he refused to open the door and turned the button to get down the plane. It was a voluntary action on the part of the co-pilot... He is not known as a terrorist, absolutely not.”

http://www.theguardian.com/world/li...tigation-press-conference-live-updates-4u9525

 

[jslk]

The intention was to destroy the plane. [emoji17]

Co pilot's nationality was GERMAN.

 

[jslk]

(Co pilot) He was breathing normally. He didn't utter a word after the pilot left the cockpit.

 

[imjustagirl123]

Sky presser- co-pilot appears to have crashed plane deliberately

 

[SouthAussie]

"If the captain could have opened the door, he would have done it. Co-pilot had no reason not to let captain come into the cabin, no reason to use code to disable contact with other planes in the area. His breathing was normal. It was not the breathing of someone having a cardiac arrest.

The passengers did not know till last minute. The cries could only be heard at the last minute." :cry:


Live Stream
http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/abc-news-24#playing

 

[jslk]

The passengers didn't know what happened until the last minute. Cries can be heard in mins before crash [emoji17]

 

[Gin]

The passengers didn't know what happened until the last minute. Cries can be heard in mins before crash [emoji17]

Just unthinkable. I have to say, this is an extraordinary press conference. The Cop-pilot deliberately allowed plane to descend. Shocking.

 

[jslk]

Prosecutor was asked about ethnic origin of co pilot and I don't think he's answered that.

 

[jslk]

He was not known as a wanted terrorist, however.

 

[jslk]

He awaits further information from German authorities/judiciary.

 

[Sonya610]

The intention was to destroy the plane. [emoji17]

Co pilot's nationality was GERMAN.

Is there a picture of this guy?

 

[Elley Mae]

PILOT asks CO PILOT to take control. Co pilot manipulated controls to effect descent of plane.

The new guy. This will be interesting.

 

[Isabelle]

Just sickening. Looking forward to background on the copilot. I do not think his background will be squeaky clean.

 

[SouthAussie]

"It was like a plane landing, but there was no airport" - Marseille prosecutor

 

[squeaky]

presser just gave the co pilot's name. not sure on spelling here, but it was something like andreas lubitz

edit: here is an article further confirming identity of the co-pilot
http://www.wsj.com/articles/germanwings-co-pilot-named-as-andreas-lubitz-1427370009