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Germanwings flight crash was deliberate, French prosecutor says

French prosecutors have revealed the Germanwings flight crashed deliberately and that the co-pilot was conscious as the plane descended. We speak with an aviation attorney for his thoughts.
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Germanwings Flight 4U9525 co-pilot put plane into descent, prosecutor says. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)
The Current4:36Germanwings flight crash was deliberate, French prosecutor says - March 26, 2015

"Moving the altitude control can only be done deliberately." - French Prosecutor Brice Robin

French prosecutors have revealed that the co-pilot of yesterday's crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed that plane deliberately.

The co-pilot at the controls has been identified as a  28-year-old German by the name of Andreas Lubitz.  

The cockpit voice recorder captures the screams of passengers and the pilot who was locked out, trying to break in.

Arthur Rosenberg is an aviation attorney, a pilot and an engineer in New York.

This segment was produced by The Current's Josh Bloch. 

RELATED LINKS

'It was absolute silence in the cockpit' after co-pilot took control, prosecutor says - The Associated Press

Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France - The New York Times

Crash of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 - Live CBC Blog

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