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 German prosecutors said on Monday that they had closed a criminal probe into the Germanwings plane crash in March 2015 after concluding that the suicidal co-pilot bore sole responsibility for the disaster that killed all on board. https://www.thelocal.es/20170109/probe-into-germanwings-crash-finds-suicidal-pilot-solely-responsible Mon, 09 Jan 2017 14:43:30 +0100 probe-into-germanwings-crash-finds-suicidal-pilot-solely-responsible Relatives whose loved ones died last year when a Germanwings pilot deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps filed a wrongful death suit on Wednesday against the US flight school that trained him. https://www.thelocal.es/20160414/families-of-germanwings-crash-victims-sue-suicide-pilots-us-school Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:51:59 +0200 families-of-germanwings-crash-victims-sue-suicide-pilots-us-school Families of the victims of last year's Germanwings crash deliberately caused by a suicidal co-pilot expressed outrage on Monday after his parents placed a heartfelt newspaper announcement in his memory. https://www.thelocal.es/20160404/germanwings-families-angred-by-tribute-to-suicidal-co-pilot Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:42:06 +0200 germanwings-families-angred-by-tribute-to-suicidal-co-pilot A year after the Germanwings plane crash caused by a suicidal co-pilot, French investigators are still wrestling with a complex manslaughter probe involving interested parties from some 20 countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20160325/germanwings-probe Fri, 25 Mar 2016 09:28:16 +0100 germanwings-probe Six hundred people will gather in a tiny village in the French Alps Thursday to mark one year since their loved ones died when a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashed his plane into the mountainside. https://www.thelocal.es/20160324/grieving-families-return-to-germanwings-crash-site-in-french-alps Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:04:35 +0100 grieving-families-return-to-germanwings-crash-site-in-french-alps Hundreds of people in Spain and Germany took part in anniversary vigils on Wednesday to mark the loss of the Germanwings airliner which a suicidal pilot crashed into an alpine mountain, killing all 150 on board. https://www.thelocal.es/20160323/germanwings-victims-honoured-in-spain-on-eve-of-anniversary Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:13:27 +0100 germanwings-victims-honoured-in-spain-on-eve-of-anniversary The grief of families who lost loved ones when a suicidal co-pilot crashed a Germanwings plane into the French Alps has long turned to anger, a year after the tragedy that claimed 150 lives. https://www.thelocal.es/20160320/grief-stricken-germanwings-families-plan-us-lawsuit Sun, 20 Mar 2016 10:35:20 +0100 grief-stricken-germanwings-families-plan-us-lawsuit The French probe into the Germanwings plane crashed into a mountainside by the co-pilot said Sunday "clearer rules" are required on when medical confidentiality can be lifted if pilots are found to have psychological issues. https://www.thelocal.es/20160313/lift-confidentiality-for-mentally-ill-pilots-germanwings-probe Sun, 13 Mar 2016 13:22:52 +0100 lift-confidentiality-for-mentally-ill-pilots-germanwings-probe As the one year anniversary of the Germanwings disaster approaches, the German school which lost 16 students is hoping another language exchange can help to heal the wounds. https://www.thelocal.es/20160302/spanish-exchange-to-go-ahead-a-year-after-germanwings-crash Wed, 02 Mar 2016 14:03:36 +0100 spanish-exchange-to-go-ahead-a-year-after-germanwings-crash Families of Germans killed in the crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps have turned down the airline's compensation offer, demanding a higher amount of at least €100,000, their lawyer said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150719/victim-families-want-higher-compensation Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:33:10 +0200 victim-families-want-higher-compensation Europe's aviation watchdog recommended changes on Friday, including that two people be present in plane cockpits at all times, after a lone rogue pilot reportedly deliberately crashed a Germanwings jet in March, killing all 150 people on board. https://www.thelocal.es/20150717/eu-watchdog-urges-changes-after-plane-crash Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:09:07 +0200 eu-watchdog-urges-changes-after-plane-crash The remains of Spanish victims of the Germanwings were being flown back to Barcelona on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150615/germanwings-crash-victims-bodies-returned-to-spain Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:57:47 +0200 germanwings-crash-victims-bodies-returned-to-spain Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who prosecutors allege deliberately crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 in March, searched for a deadly cocktail of drugs on the internet, prosecutors in Düsseldorf confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150612/france-probes-manslaughter-in-germanwaings-crash Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:08:01 +0200 france-probes-manslaughter-in-germanwaings-crash The co-pilot believed to have deliberately crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 had seen "dozens" of doctors in the two years before, state prosecutors said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150608/germanwings-co-pilot-saw-dozens-of-doctors Mon, 08 Jun 2015 19:28:37 +0200 germanwings-co-pilot-saw-dozens-of-doctors Investigators have identified the remains of all 150 people aboard a Germanwings flight that was deliberately crashed into the French Alps, a prosecutor said on Tuesday, allowing them finally to be laid to rest. https://www.thelocal.es/20150520/all-150-germanwings-crash-victims-identified Wed, 20 May 2015 10:08:11 +0200 all-150-germanwings-crash-victims-identified 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 Some 1,500 people attended a memorial service Monday at Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia Cathedral, and paid homage to the 150 people killed in last month's Germanwings plane crash. https://www.thelocal.es/20150428/ermanwings-victims-remembered-in-barcelona-memorial-service Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:42:44 +0200 ermanwings-victims-remembered-in-barcelona-memorial-service Over 1,000 people are expected to attend a memorial service to the victims of Germanwings flight 9525 in Barcelona’s iconic cathedral on Monday evening, just over a month after the disaster. https://www.thelocal.es/20150427/sagrada-familia-memorial-to-germanwings-victims Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:43:04 +0200 sagrada-familia-memorial-to-germanwings-victims Hundreds of bereaved relatives and world leaders gathered in Cologne on Friday for a memorial service for the victims of last month's Germanwings crash. https://www.thelocal.es/20150417/service-to-mourn-victims-of-germanwings-crash Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:26:18 +0200 service-to-mourn-victims-of-germanwings-crash Spain's foreign minister was joined by his French and German counterparts on Monday for a memorial to the victims of Germanwings flight 4U9525. https://www.thelocal.es/20150413/memorial-held-for-germanwings-victims-in-barcelona Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:37:42 +0200 memorial-held-for-germanwings-victims-in-barcelona