article_snippet.sent: German airline Lufthansa confirmed Tuesday that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had battled depression years before co-pilot Andreas Lubitz took the controls of Germanwings Flight 9525, which co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's accused of deliberately crashing last week in the French Alps. co-pilot Andreas Lubitz told co-pilot Andreas Lubitz German airline Lufthansa flight training school in 2009 that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had a "previous episode of severe depression," German airline Lufthansa said Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: Email correspondence between co-pilot Andreas Lubitz and the school discovered in an internal investigation, German airline Lufthansa said, included medical documents co-pilot Andreas Lubitz submitted in connection with resuming co-pilot Andreas Lubitz flight training.
article_snippet.sent: The announcement indicates that German airline Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, knew of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's battle with depression, allowed co-pilot Andreas Lubitz to continue training and ultimately put co-pilot Andreas Lubitz in the cockpit.
article_snippet.sent: Lufthansa, whose CEO Carsten Spohr previously said co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was 100% fit to fly, described whose CEO Carsten Spohr statement Tuesday as a "swift and seamless clarification" and said whose CEO Carsten Spohr was sharing the information and documents -- including training and medical records -- with public prosecutors.
article_snippet.sent: The details about Lubitz's correspondence with the flight school during his training were among several developments as investigators continued to delve into what caused the crash and Lubitz's possible motive for downing the jet.
article_snippet.sent: A Lufthansa spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday that Lubitz had a valid medical certificate, had passed all Lubitz examinations and "held all the licenses required.
article_snippet.sent: Earlier, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office in Dusseldorf, Christoph Kumpa, said medical records reveal Lubitz suffered from suicidal tendencies at some point before Lubitz aviation career and underwent psychotherapy before Lubitz got Lubitz pilot's license.
article_snippet.sent: Kumpa emphasized there's no evidence suggesting Lubitz was suicidal or acting aggressively before the crash.
article_snippet.sent: Investigators are looking into whether Lubitz feared Lubitz medical condition would cause Lubitz to lose his pilot's license, a European government official briefed on the investigation told CNN on Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: While flying was "a big part of Lubitz life," the source said, it's only one theory being considered.
article_snippet.sent: Another source, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation, also told CNN that authorities believe the primary motive for Lubitz to bring down the plane was that Lubitz feared Lubitz would not be allowed to fly because of Lubitz medical problems.
article_snippet.sent: Lubitz's girlfriend told investigators Lubitz's girlfriend had seen an eye doctor and a neuropsychologist, both of whom deemed Lubitz's girlfriend unfit to work recently and concluded Lubitz's girlfriend had psychological issues, a European government official briefed on the investigation said.
article_snippet.sent: But no matter what details emerge about Lubitz's girlfriend previous mental health struggles, there's more to the story, said Brian Russell, a forensic psychologist.
highlights_snippet.sent: Andreas Lubitz had informed Andreas Lubitz Lufthansa training school of an episode of severe depression, Lufthansa says .