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DÜSSELDORF, Germany - When Andreas Lubitz sent an email in 2009 seeking reinstatement to Lufthansa's flight-training program after a monthslong absence, he appended what in retrospect was a clear warning signal about his fitness to fly passenger jetliners: an acknowledgment that he had suffered from severe depression.

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