Originally Posted by
Dashdog
Some good info in this article however, the suggestion that "socioeconomic pressures" of his job helped pushed Lubitz over the edge is ludicrous. He was a sociopath and murderer that never should have been allowed near a cockpit. If you use him as an example of what can happen if our profession continues to deteriorate, then your argument loses all credibility.
How many pilots have done that over the years. Its a serious threat! Also to mention that a Germanwings pilot has been through some of the most intense psyciatric testing in the aviation world. Misery does breed this type of behavior. Whether or not he was nuts isn't the question. If he was making 150k do you think he would have still done this? Someone that commits suicide has decided that nothing is left. Its not like he started flying to ultimatly carry out this plan, he did it on a whim.