Germanwings - How on earth could he be put in a cockpit? New York Times

The tragedy unfolds and the amount of questions in its path are incomprehensible. Mental illness/instability and now impaired eye-sight. How on earth is that possible in a country regarded as the one with safety systems copied by many?

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Pilot Sought Eye Treatment, Officials Say - NYT Now

Problems May Have Jeopardized His Ability to Fly

By MELISSA EDDY, NICHOLAS KULISH and NICOLA CLARK 10:23 AM ET

Andreas Lubitz, who was flying the Germanwings jetliner that slammed into a mountain in the French Alps on Tuesday, sought treatment for vision problems that may have jeopardized his ability to continue working as a pilot, two officials with knowledge of the investigation said.

Co-Pilot in Germanwings Crash Hid Mental Illness From Employer, Authorities Say

By MELISSA EDDY, DAN BILEFSKY and NICOLA CLARKMARCH 27, 2015

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Students of Joseph-König Gymnasium, which lost 16 10th-graders and two teachers in the crash, heading to a memorial service in Haltern am See, Germany. Credit Martin Meissner/Associated Press

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Andreas Lubitz, the pilot at the controls of the Germanwings jetliner that crashed into the French Alps on Tuesday, had a mental illness but kept the diagnosis hidden from his employer, the authorities said Friday.

A psychiatric diagnosis might explain why Mr. Lubitz, a 27-year-old German, did not disclose his full medical record to Germanwings and its parent company, Lufthansa. Lufthansa company policy requires notification of conditions that could affect flying or a pilot’s license.