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Six hundred people will gather in a tiny village in the French Alps Thursday to mark one year since their loved ones died in the Germanwings plane crash.

French investigators probing the Germanwings plane crash called on Sunday for clearer rules on the lifting of medical confidentiality if pilots show signs of pyschological problems.

Doctors at Lufthansa had recommended that pilot Andreas Lubitz be given psychological treatment after he suffered a bout of depression, a German newspaper reported.

The second black box from the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps last week has been found after a nine-day search, prosecutors said Thursday.

The heads of Lufthansa and Germanwings paid their respects Wednesday near the crash site of the plane that slammed into the French Alps.

Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who crashed Flight 9525 last week had informed the German carrier Lufthansa in 2009 about a "previous episode of severe depression," the airline said on Tuesday.

The captain of the doomed Germanwings flight had shouted to co-pilot Andreas Lubitz "open the damn door" as he made desperate attempts to return to the locked cockpit.

Investigators search for answers that is increasingly centering on Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz health, and his mental health in particular.

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz old his ex-girlfriend that "one day everyone will know my name", according to German newspaper Bild.

Experts agree there are numerous reasons people take their own lives. But what about a suicidal pilot who takes a plane full of passengers with him?

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommended Friday that at least two people be present in the cockpit of planes at all times, following the Germanwings crash.

Germanwings has offered the families of the victims of the French Alps air disaster "up to 50,000 euros ($54,806) per passenger" towards their immediate costs, a spokesman said Friday.

Dozens of specialised police and rescue workers kicked off a fourth day of recovery operations hunting for Germanwings second black box.

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz said to have deliberately crashed his Airbus suffered depression, says German daily Bild.

The captain locked out of the cockpit of the Germanwings plane that crashed had used an axe to try and force his way back in, German daily Bild said Friday, citing security sources.

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