ELAC
from the times wire service (LA times)
"Maia said aircraft equipment failure had not been ruled out, and that it was possible the pilots had shifted the throttle lever correctly but that the plane's computer had failed to respond."
For a moment, let us give the benefit of the doubt to the men and not the machine.
we must have options for this scenario.
I believe my little checklist would have prevented some if not all deaths in this case and that all pilots must have in their little bag of tricks all sorts of options.