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Germanwings 4U 9525 crash

Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015, en route from Barcelona to Düsseldorf, killing all 150 people onboard. This was the German carrier's worst accident to date.

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Airline Training Center Arizona (ATCA)

Flight school in Arizona blamed for Germanwings crash

DW spoke to the law firm behind a suit against the Arizona flight school that trained Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz.
April 19, 2016
Andreas Lubitz' Montabaur

Germanwings crash co-pilot's family publish note

A "note of gratitude" published in a newspaper by the parents of Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz has caused a stir.
April 4, 2016
Überführung von Opfern des Germanwings-Absturzes nach Düsseldorf

Germany plans random drug and alcohol tests for pilots

Germany will implement random drug and alcohol tests for pilots if planned legislation is passed.
December 27, 2015
Gedenkstein an Germanwings-Absturzstelle

Germanwings families to file lawsuit in the US

Families of passengers who died in the Germanwings crash in March have decided to file a lawsuit in the United States.
August 9, 2015
Flowers at a memorial stone near the crash site REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Germanwings memorial ceremony

Four months after the Germanwings crash in the French Alps, a memorial ceremony for the victims is taking place.
July 24, 2015
Symbolbild A320 Cockpit

US FAA to review pilots' mental health screening

Following the crash of a Germanwings jet, US regulators are hoping to better screen pilots' mental health.
May 28, 2015
Frankreich Absturzstelle Airbus Germanwings Trümmer

FAA questioned Lubitz' mental health

His doctor told the authorities in 2010 that Lubitz had made a complete recovery.
April 30, 2015
Deutschland Trauerfeier für Germanwings-Opfer im Kölner Dom

Germanwings victims mourned at ceremony

The families of the victims of Germanwings flight U9525 have gathered for the main memorial service in Cologne.
April 17, 2015
Kölner Dom zum Trauergottestdienst für die Opfer des Germanwings-Absturzes

Service to mourn Germanwings victims

Germany is set to hold a memorial service for the 150 victims of the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525.
April 17, 2015
Vorbereitungen für den Trauergottesdienst für die Opfer des Germanwings-Absturzes im Kölner Dom

Church still needed for solace

Germany commemorates the victims of the Germanwings plane crash with a church service and state ceremony.
April 17, 2015
Germanwings / Absturz / Wrackteil

Germanwings crash: chronology of events

Four weeks after 150 people died aboard 4U9525, many questions remain. Our chronology sums up the facts.
April 17, 2015
Memorial to school children on board crashed Germanwings flight

Relatives of German accident victims to receive legal rights

In light of the Germanwings crash, Germany's government plans to legally fix compensation claims for victims' relatives.
April 13, 2015
Andreas Lubitz, Germanwings Pilot

Lufthansa doctors recommended treatment for Lubitz

A German newspaper has reported that Lufthansa doctors had recommended psychological treatment for Andreas Lubitz.
April 12, 2015
Frankreich Absturzstelle Airbus Germanwings Trümmer Bergungsmannschaften

Regulators had no knowledge of co-pilot's depression

Lufthansa's CEO had called him "100 percent" safe to fly.
April 5, 2015
Autopilot Panel im Cockpit eines Airbus A340-300 Frankfurt Deutschland

Germanwings crash

Automatic crash intervention systems do not exist for airplanes - and for good reason.
April 3, 2015
Germanwings crash site, French Alps

Second Germanwings black box could still 'give hope'

French prosecutors believe there is still reasonable hope the second black box from the crashed flight could be useful.
April 2, 2015
Frankreich Absturzstelle Airbus - PK Carsten Spohr & Thomas Winkelmann

Germanwings investigation 'will take time'

Lufthansa head Carsten Spohr says it will take time to establish in detail what happened to flight 4U9525.
April 1, 2015
Symbolbild - Flughafen München Streik

Lubitz told Lufthansa of depression

Andreas Lubitz told his flight school in 2009 about previous mental health issues, Lufthansa has said.
March 31, 2015
Germanwings Frankreich Absturz Helfer Bergung

Medical Confidentiality

Access to confidential medical records would not necessarily prevent air disasters, says Fabian Schmidt.
March 31, 2015
Frankreich Germanwings Absturz Bergungsarbeiten

Crash victims identified 'by end of week'

The French president has said that all Germanwings victims will be identified "by the end of the week."
March 31, 2015

Mourners gather near Germanwings crash site

Hundreds have gathered in Digne-les-Bains to honor the victims of Tuesday's Germanwings disaster.
March 28, 2015
Andreas Lubitz

A co-pilot on Facebook

The death of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz raises questions about Facebook's memorial policy.
March 27, 2015
Die Bahnhofstraße in Montabaur

Co-pilot's hometown in state of disbelief

The townspeople have expressed complete shock over the tragedy.
March 26, 2015
Andreas Lubitz Germanwings Pilot NEU

Police search co-pilot's house

German authorities have searched two residences of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.
March 26, 2015
Deutschland PK zum Absturz Germanwings A320 Köln/Bonn

Lufthansa CEO: We are 'stunned'

Lufthansa boss is stunned that the co-pilot of the downed Germanwings flight appeared to deliberately crash the plane
March 26, 2015
Frankreich Seyne les Alpes Absturz Germanwings A320

Germanwings crash black box has usable data

A cockpit voice recorder found in the wreckage of Tuesday's downed Germanwings plane has produced "usable" audio.
March 25, 2015

Shocked and traumatized

Three days of mourning are under way in Spain following Tuesday's Germanwings plane crash.
March 25, 2015

Haltern mourns its dead

Counselors in Haltern are helping families of the A320 passengers overcome the loss of 16 students and two teachers.
March 25, 2015
Deutschland Haltern am See Absturz Germanwings A320

My home town mourns

The small town of Haltern lost 16 schoolkids and two teachers to the Germanwings crash; DW's Daniel Pelz grew up there.
March 25, 2015
Germanwings Airbus A320 Black-box

+++ Germanwings disaster: live updates +++

The black box from the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps has been found damaged.
March 25, 2015
Frankreich Seyne-les-Alpe Germanwings Absturzstelle Trümmer

Germanwings plane crashes in France, killing 150

An aircraft operated by the budget airline Germanwings has crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.
March 24, 2015
Ukraine MH17-Absturz Wrackteil vom Flugzeug

Aviation safety improving

Last year was the safest ever in civil aviation - despite two major crashes.
March 24, 2015
Airbus 4U9525

Germanwings crash: Mood at Barcelona airport

DW's correspondent Nik Martin is at Barcelona Airport, from where the Airbus320 took off.
March 24, 2015