How Germanwings crash could affect airline safety
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The co-pilot of a German airliner intentionally crashed into the French Alps, killing himself and 149 others.
Despite reporting to the airline that he suffered from severe depression over five years earlier, Andreas Lubitz had passed all mandatory examinations and was cleared for flying.
MPR News' Kerri Miller taks a deeper look into air safety standards.
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