to maxtow
I agree with you 100pct. The ASC of TAiwan recommended to Airbus that "RETARD" should not cease until both TL are at idle. But Airbus response was to activate a chime and an ECAM message and to light the Red master warning light. And it wasnt even mandatory or in fact implemented across the entire fleet apparently. Clearly the lessons from the Taipei accident were not learned. Perhaps the Taipei accident was not serious enough to warrant sufficient attention due to no loss of life? Well we certainly have loss of life now dont we!
I think the "RETARD" command should NOT end unless both TL are at idle and only then. This has been mentioned before by others in this thread as well who also saw the logic.