Second black box confirms Germanwings crash was deliberate. (The pilot modified the automatic pilot settings to increase the speed...)

France BEA's aviation investigators on Friday said the second black box recovered from the Germanwings crash site in the southern French Alps confirmed that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had deliberately crashed the plane.

Germanwings co-pilot crashed plane 'deliberately' (Marseille Prosecutor)

The co-pilot "voluntarily" initiated the descent of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps and refused to open the door to the pilot who was outside the cockpit, the lead investigator said.

Plane with 148 on board crashes in southern France

An Airbus plane operated by GermanWings with at least 142 passengers, two pilots and four flight attendants on board has crashed in the French Alps region.