The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Crash co-pilot did 'trial run' of fatal dive The co-pilot who is believed to have deliberately crashed a Germanwings jet in the French Alps may have "rehearsed" steering the plane into a rapid descent on an earlier flight, Bild reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150506/crash-co-pilot-tested-dive-on-trip-out Wed, 06 May 2015 10:08:44 +0200 crash-co-pilot-tested-dive-on-trip-out Germanwings insurers plan €279m payout Insurers are setting aside €279 million in provisions for the air crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people, German airline Lufthansa said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150331/germanwings-crash-4u9525-insurers-plan-279m-payout Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:29:00 +0200 germanwings-crash-4u9525-insurers-plan-279m-payout Co-pilot had 'serious' depressive episode Update: Police said they had no "smoking gun" after a search of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's home, after tabloid Bild reported on Friday that Lubitz received treatment for a “serious depressive episode” during a break in his training six years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20150327/germanwings-4u9252co-pilot-had-serious-depressive-episode Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:47:50 +0100 germanwings-4u9252co-pilot-had-serious-depressive-episode