Germanwings Crash Raises Questions For Pilots Taking Depression Drugs

The crash of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 in the French Alps, killing 150 people, has raised critical questions about the mental and physical fitness of commercial pilots, disease treatments, and the rules for medically disqualifying a pilot from active service. This broad, perennial issue is now focused on whether a pilot with a diagnosis of depression should be permitted to fly, even if taking antidepressant drugs.