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The aircraft. first delivered to lufthansa in 1991. it's one of the oldest aircraft in the germanwings' fleet. >> as long as you have your maintenance schedule in place and follow all the procedures together with the manufacturer there's absolutely no issue with the age of an airport. >> reporter: lufthansa has an impressive safety record. the last incident was in 1993, when two people died in a crash in poland. >> they have a very, very good reputation in germany, and the reason for that is all the planes from germanwings are serviced by lufthansa technicians. >> reporter: germanwings started...

Very tragic moment for our company. everyone at germanwings is deeply shocked and saddened by these events. >> there are a lot of people in mourning as investigators search into clues what caused the night to go over over the french alps. richard quest has more. >> reporter: this is the ill-fated germanwings a-320 last year the airport it was heading for on the final flight. >> this is a tragedy, a tragic very sad day for germanwings and also for the whole lufthansa family. >> reporter: initial safety questions focused on the age of

Psychological support in the form of counselors to help them deal with the trauma. they will pay for family members to travel there and accommodations. among the dead 67 germans. you mentioned the 16 school students who had been on a foreign exchange in spain. also two german opera singers, details have emerged that they were tragically on board. they had been performing in barcelona. the female of the duo was traveling with her husband and baby. so more and more tragic details emerging. >> what's the latest on flight crews with germanwings? some had refused to fly after the crash. a number of...

Forecast. and dpusgusty winds, and this is something we'll follow of the next day or so. >> appreciate that. as you say, some difficult days ahead. >> especially when it comes to airlifting those bodies from that disaster area. thank you so much. we'll take a quick break. when we come back it will be several challenging months ahead for germanwings, the company behind tuesday's crash. we'll have an indepth look at their history, that's coming up. before i had the shooting, burning, pins-and-needles of diabetic nerve pain, these feet...

>> reporter: germany tonight is in the state of sadness and mourning and also of course, in a state of shock, as well. this is a country that prides itself on its ingenuity and all of that extends to the sector of airline safety as well. it's one of the reasons why so many german politicians have come forward. angela merkel will head to the crash site tomorrow. the german foreign minister was there today in a helicopter describing the gruesome pictures he saw. in the early stages, it's all about the victims here in germany. one of the things that germanwings has done is put in place a crisis c...