article_snippet: German prosecutors said Monday that Lubitz had been diagnosed 'several years ago' with suicidal tendencies and was still in treatment.
article_snippet: Although Lubitz symptoms had abated, Lubitz was apparently written off sick on the day the Airbus crashed.
article_snippet: Media reports have indicated that Lubitz, 27, was taking medication for severe depression and was being treated for problems with Lubitz vision, possibly for a potentially career-ending detached retina.
article_snippet: Investigators evaluating voice recorder data say Lubitz remained silent and breathed calmly as Lubitz allegedly locked Lubitz captain out of the cockpit and slammed the plane into a French mountainside.
article_snippet: Carsten Spohr, the head of parent company Lufthansa, has said parent company Lufthansa was utterly unaware of any health issues that could have compromised Lubitz's fitness to fly, calling Lubitz '100-percent airworthy'.
article_snippet: Lubitz professional performance and behaviour had never attracted cause for concern, Spohr added.
highlights_snippet: But Andreas Lubitz tore up sick note on day of disaster with devastating consequences .
  