article_snippet.sent: The initial readout shows that the pilot present in the cockpit used the autopilot to put the (airplane) into a descent towards an altitude of 100 (feet) then, on several occasions during the descent, the pilot present in the cockpit modified the autopilot setting to increase the speed of the (airplane) in descent," the pilot present in the cockpit said.
article_snippet.sent: Calls for crash avoidance technology .
highlights_snippet.sent: Andreas Lubitz used autopilot to set altitude at 100 feet and then used the controls to speed up the descent .