Germanwings: should pilots with depression be allowed to fly?

Crash of Germanwings flight at the hands of Andreas Lubitz prompts debate on mental health

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Claims that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had a history of depression and was concealing a recent medical problem has prompted a debate on whether depressed pilots should ever be allowed to fly.

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