article_snippet: Dusseldorf, Germany (CNN)Years before he was at the controls of a Germanwings plane that plunged into the French Alps, Andreas Lubitz told the airline Andreas Lubitz worked for that Andreas Lubitz'd had a bout with depression.
article_snippet: Lubitz, the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 who authorities accuse of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane that plunged into the French Alps, told Andreas Lubitz Lufthansa flight training school in 2009 that Andreas Lubitz had a "previous episode of severe depression," Lufthansa said Tuesday.
article_snippet: Email correspondence between Lubitz and the school discovered in an internal investigation, Lufthansa said, included medical documents he submitted in connection with resuming he flight training.
article_snippet: The announcement indicates that Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, knew of Lubitz's battle with depression, allowed he to continue training and ultimately put he in the cockpit.
article_snippet: Lufthansa, whose CEO previously said Lubitz was 100% fit to fly, described Lubitz statement Tuesday as a "swift and seamless clarification" and said Lubitz was sharing the information and documents -- including training and medical records -- with public prosecutors.
article_snippet: 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: The details about Lubitz's correspondence with the flight school during he 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: Investigators are looking into whether Lubitz feared he medical condition would cause he to lose his pilot's license, a European government official briefed on the investigation into the crash told CNN on Tuesday.
article_snippet: 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 he feared he would not be allowed to fly because of he medical problems.
highlights_snippet: Andreas Lubitz had informed Andreas Lubitz Lufthansa training school of an episode of severe depression, Lufthansa says .
  