According to the New York Times, a senior French military official involved in the investigation described a “very smooth, very cool” conversation between the pilots during the early part of the flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany. Then the audio indicated that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not re-enter.
While the audio seemed to give some insight into the circumstances leading to the Germanwings crash on Tuesday morning, it also left many questions unanswered.
When the plane plowed into mountains northeast of Nice on Tuesday, it was traveling with enough speed that it was all but pulverised, killing the 144 passengers and crew of six.
According to CNN, there is speculation that one of the pilots wanted to crash the plane.
"It's not unheard of that pilots occasionally do irrational things," CNN aviation analyst Peter Goelz said.
Investigators "will check and see if they had any financial difficulties, any psychological challenges that had revealed themselves prior to the accident," he said. They're going to look at every option."
"It's not unheard of that pilots occasionally do irrational things," CNN aviation analyst Peter Goelz said.
Investigators "will check and see if they had any financial difficulties, any psychological challenges that had revealed themselves prior to the accident," he said. They're going to look at every option."
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