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  Germanwings crash: Co-pilot saw seven doctors in one month

  World | June 12, 2015 10:38 IST

  Paris: The co-pilot of the Germanwings airplane who deliberately crashed the aircraft in the French Alps in March, saw seven doctors in a month before the crash, officials said.In the on-going prosecution in Marseilles, in-charge

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  Germanwings plane evacuated after bomb threat

  World | April 13, 2015 8:00 IST

  Berlin: The threat against flight 826 to Milan's Malpensa airport was received Sunday evening. The tower in Cologne alerted the pilot of the Airbus A320, which was taxiing toward the runway at the time, Germanwings

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  Hope DGCA soon comes up with screening norms for pilots' mental health: Raju

  National | April 08, 2015 20:02 IST

  New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today expressed the hope that aviation sector regulator DGCA would soon come out with new screening norms to evaluate pilots' mental health, admitting it as a “real”

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  Germanwings plane makes emergency landing in Stuttgart

  World | April 04, 2015 21:20 IST

  Berlin: An Airbus plane of the German low-cost airline Germanwings made an emergency landing at Stuttgart Airport due to "technical error" on Saturday, an official said.The pilot reported an unknown defect in the plane around

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  Prosecutors: Andreas Lubitz probed suicide methods, cockpit security

  World | April 02, 2015 20:21 IST

  Berlin:  The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days before he flew the plane into the French Alps, killing 150 people, German prosecutors said

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  Video shows 'cabin chaos' minutes before Germanwings crash

  World | April 01, 2015 15:01 IST

  Paris: A video allegedly showing few seconds of cabin chaos just before the crash of ill-fated Germanwings in which 150 people died on board has come to the fore.The video which emerged on Tuesday has

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  German co-pilot was once treated for suicidal tendencies

  World | March 31, 2015 9:08 IST

  Marseille, France: How could someone once diagnosed with suicidal tendencies get a job as a commercial pilot, entrusted with the lives of hundreds of people? That's the question being asked after officials confirmed Monday that

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  Germanwings crash: One day I'll do something and everyone will know my name, co-pilot told girlfriend

  World | March 28, 2015 19:53 IST

  Duesseldorf: The co-pilot of Germanwings aircraft,  Andreas Lubitz who is suspected of deliberately crashing the passenger plane into French Alps, once told his girlfriend that he would one day do something that everyone will know

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  European Airline operators introduce two-person cockpit rule after Germanwings crash

  World | March 27, 2015 18:03 IST

  Airline operator rushed on Thursday to change the existing rules so as to require a second crew member in the cockpit at all times. The decision was taken   after French prosecutors suggested a co-pilot who

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  Germanwings crash: Captain tried to smash into cockpit with axe

  World | March 27, 2015 17:36 IST

  Berlin: The captain who was locked out of the cockpit of the Germanwings plane which crashed in the French Alps was using an axe to enter in to the cockpit again reported German daily Bild. 

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  GermanWings Crash: Prosecutor says co-pilot purposely crashed plane

  World | March 26, 2015 18:25 IST

  Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin says pounding could be heard on the door during the final minutes as alarms sounded. He said the co-pilot "voluntarily" refused to open the door, and his breathing was normal throughout

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  Germanwings pilot was locked out of cockpit before crash in France: Report

  World | March 26, 2015 7:23 IST

  SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France: The first half of Germanwings Flight 9525 was chilling in its normalcy. It took off from Barcelona en route to Duesseldorf, climbing up over the Mediterranean and turning over France. The last communication

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  Germanwings forced to cancel 7 flights

  World | March 25, 2015 14:29 IST

  Paris: Germanwings has had to cancel seven flights out of Dusseldorf because a number of crew members felt they were unfit to fly following news of the accident.Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said that he understood

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  Germanwings Airbus A320 black box found at crash site, all 150 on board feared dead

  World | March 25, 2015 7:22 IST

  Seyne (France): A black box belonging to Airbus A320, which crashed yesterday in a remote area of the French Alps, has been found from the crash site."A black box was found and will be delivered