The BoI report fails to mention the 1998 TART report and its recommendation to reinstall the auto wing sweep and manoeuvre system. A system that would have reduced the pilot's workload and ensured the correct wing/slat setting. It was being used very successfully in Saudi Arabia at the time of the accident.
The reinstallation (A/C were delivered with it fitted but had it removed/disengaged) was rejected on cost grounds.
DV