THE PLANE CRASH – AT 9:25 A.M. ET:   What is coming out about the co-pilot of the Germanwings airliner, who allegedly crashed the plane intentionally earlier this week, is pretty bad.  It also calls into question some of the procedures of Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings.  From Fox:

The co-pilot who authorities say deliberately crashed a Germanwings plane into the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, was reportedly receiving medical treatment that he hid from his employer and may have just gone through a breakup with his girlfriend, according to new developments that emerged on Friday.

Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have kept evidence of an illness from his employers, including a doctor’s note excusing him from work the day he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said Friday.

The evidence came from the search of Lubitz's homes in two German cities for an explanation of why he crashed the Airbus A320 into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.

Prosecutor's spokesman Ralf Herrenbrueck said in a written statement that torn-up sick notes for the day of the crash "support the current preliminary assessment that the deceased hid his illness from his employer and colleagues."

Such sick notes from doctors excusing employees from work are common in Germany and issued even for minor illnesses. Herrenbrueck didn't reveal details of what illness Lubitz was suffering from.

Herrenbrueck said other medical documents found indicated "an existing illness and appropriate medical treatment," but that no suicide note was found. He added there was no indication of any political or religious motivation for Lubitz's actions.

COMMENT:  There is an unconfirmed report from Germany that Lubitz was a convert to Islam, but we stress that the report is unconfirmed, and no evidence has been presented.  However, given the proclivity of governments to cover up the true causes of events, we'll follow that possibility.  ISIS is already devoting an internet page to a celebration of Lubitz, but that is not proof of Lubitz's religious affiliation.

March 27, 2015