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Andreas lubitz. we know they retrieved items from his apartment. what we do know about him so far is only adding to the mystery. friends of the co-pilot say they have no explanation as to why he would have done the unthinkable. tonight, investigators remove boxes from 28-year-old german nativeytive lubitzs apartment. the ceo of lufthansa says he was an experienced pilot with more than 600 hours of flight experience a good record. >> translator: he was 100% fit to fly without restrictions. his fl...

He was 100% set to fly without restrictions. his flight performance was perfect. there was nothing to worry about. in a company like ours where we are quite proud and really vary quality and qualifications it is especially a shock for like everybody and the public, just a couple of hours after these findings, we can only speculate about motives. we have no findings at all with regard to why the co-pilot did that. what made him do it. and consciously, i would like to express that this is really a...

Training that he was 100% fit to fly as far as they knew his flight performance had been perfect. richard quest, they not only have firm confidence in their current pilots but they have no idea why andreas lubitz would have done this. >> that is something that comes up again and again in carsten spohrs press conference. the importance they place on safety the importance they place on the integrity of their pilots and carsten spohr saying that confidence has not been shaken by what has happened t...

To suggestion that there was any link to terrorism. he also by the same token said he could not describe this as suicide given that 150 people were on board, john. >> what incredible details. karl penhaul in marseille with the news conference was this morning. thanks so much. the ceo of lufthansa that weve been talking about, lufthansa of course owns germanwings. the ceo said the copilots flight performance had been perfect, there had been no cause for concern. listen to more from him. >> tran...

And theyll be -- and no one will want to repeal this law. they want it to work. >> the pentagon has just appointed the highest ranking woman ever and shes pretty well known inside military circles and perhaps to some movie fans as well. her name is christine fox. she is acting defense secretary. and she inspired the character in one of the flight instructor in one of the iconic movies of the 1980s. >> the mid 28 does have a problem with the inverted flight times. i wont do a negative g pushover....