Originally Posted by
737 Driver
The notable exception was AF447 - loss of airspeed, confusing alerts, systems reacting in ways the pilot flying wasn’t expecting, improper crew response, followed by a hull loss and major loss of life. This was another clear example of the pilots’ failure to revert to basics and fly the aircraft. Their ethnicity or employment at a major European carrier granted them no special protection from a failure of airmanship.
AF447 is not really comparable. The aircraft did not actively try to kill them. The AF447 crew's actions were less competent than the ET302 crew. Continuous back pressure stalling the a/c all the way down?
AF447 crew crashed the aircraft (with a bit of help from Airbus' sidestick design). Whereas ET302 the aircraft crashed itself despite the crew's efforts.