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The co-pilot of a German airliner intentionally crashed into the French Alps, killing himself and 149 others.

Despite reporting to the airline that he 

 over five years earlier, Andreas Lubitz had passed all mandatory examinations and was cleared for flying. 

 taks a deeper look into air safety standards.

Despite reporting to the airline that he suffered from severe depression over five years earlier, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had passed all mandatory examinations and was cleared for flying.

Last week a German airliner was intentionally crashed into the French Alps. It was the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, who activated the descent that killed himself and 149 others. Despite reporting to the airline that he suffered from severe depression over five years earlier, Lubitz had passed all mandatory examinations and was cleared for flying. We took a deeper look into air safety standards.

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