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I don't know everything about the crash but I can tell you that performing the approach without the autothrust is not uncommon at AF. One sure thing though is that the F/O hadn't done many approaches in those conditions but from what I heard about that day not many pilots have . About fuel, they had enough fuel to divert! Another thing, someone earlier said that the crew was aware of the comments made by the 2 previous landing aircraft ( Breaking action poor). Is that a fact? Because one thing I know is that no one from ATC told them ( did they even know?) what the runway was like. Wet for sure, but how much water? Because that has a big impact on the decision, landing or going around.
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