Big German press conference right now over Lubitz. I am translating in real-time.
He passed all of his tests, including medical and psychological. There were no indicators of any kind of instability.
Until recently, he lived with his parents in Montabaur. Montabaur is an industrial town and there is a HUGE truck and car stop at Montabaur on the A3.
His training, however, was broken up with a long pause in-between. This was just announced.
I suspect that the investigators will now investigate where he was in this long pause of his training.
Mr. Spohr just said that no matter how rigorous tests are, there is no way possible to be able to rule out an isolated case like this one.
Press questions:
A reporter asked why there is no system for giving in a code in order to open the door instead of having to wait on the person on the other side to let him in.
The answer: the doors were reinforced since 911 so that they could even withstand AK47 fire. A code does exist, but the person on the inside can "lock" the code out. And until they get the second black box, they don't know if this happened or not.
Another question:
how long was the pause that the co-pilot took?
Answer: many months.
Another question:
after training is completed, are there psychological tests once again?
No.
Another question:
What kind of guarantee can Lufthansa give that this will not happen again?
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Mr. Spohr also reminded that leaving the cockpit "aus biologischen Gründen" (need to go to the restroom) is allowed. And he also reminded that the co-pilot had all the necessary licenses to fly.
A reporter asked if Mr. Spohr is sure that the co-pilot committed suicide and took everyone with him into death.
Mr. Spohr reminded that he can only repeat what the French authorities have already said.