German media have identified the pilot as Patrick S, a father to two children. Bild newspaper said he flew for over 10 years for Lufthansa and Germanwings and had completed more than 6,000 flight hours on the Airbus 320.

Europe1, a French website, has an interview one of his former colleagues

"He was one of the best," the report quotes a retired Lufthansa pilot identified only as Dieter.

"He was someone very reliable, he was one of the best pilots we had," he said. "I am 100 per cent sure they did the best they could. That's what I think because I knew him very well, he was one of the best, he had a lot of experience, he had more than 6,000 flight hours behind him. "

More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11496066/Andreas-Lubitz-and-Patrick-S-What-do-we-know-about-the-pilots-on-Germanwings-flight-4U9525.html

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Rykte på Twitter: piloternas namn var Patrick Sonderheimer och Andreas Lubitz

Skulle vara denne Lubitz: http://aviation-business-gazette.com...nd-Pfalz-.html

Verkar vara bekräftat av åklagare att en pilot var utelåst från cockpit:
 

Citat:

A German state prosecutor confirmed the reports, Reuters reported, but he did not know which pilot was locked out.

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1. SN5 @SNS858585

   Release the pilots names on 9525 #flight9525 @germanwings People who know them might help in investigation @wolfblitzer @cnnbrk

Germanwings        ✔ @germanwings

@SNS858585 We will not release any of the names, not only due to data protection but above all to honor their privacy. MB