Friday's National Newspaper Front Pages

THE PAPERS' TOP STORIES

:: The Daily Telegraph

A major overhaul of flight safety is under way after it emerged that the Germanwings airline disaster was caused by the deliberate actions of depressed co-pilot Andreas Lubitz

:: The i

The black box recording from the Germanwings flight shows how the crew frantically attempted to break down the door into the cockpit

:: The Independent

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was shocked by this "new, simply incomprehensible dimension" to the plane crash

:: Daily Mail

Questions are asked why Lubitz was allowed to fly a passenger plane in the first place. He had passed all psychological assessments and was considered fit to fly despite suffering from burnout and taking a prolonged break in his pilot training. Carsten Spohr, the CEO of Lufthansa, has admitted that Lubitz slipped through the "safety net"

:: Daily Express

There was reportedly "tension" in the cockpit between Lubitz and the captain

:: FT

Airlines are tightening rules on cockpit security following the jet disaster

:: Metro

Lubitz sat in silence after pressing a button which prematurely began the Germanwings plane's descent over the Alps

:: The Daily Mirror

He was alone at the controls of the flight and "intentionally" sent the plane into the doomed descent

:: Daily Star

As well as battling depression, Lubitz was also suffering a love-split

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