Chris Scott
I have not contributed to this thread very much but, like most, have been impressed by its general tone and interest.
But, like you, I do begin to scent a whiff of something peculiar in the investigation.
A Large Transport Aircraft was written off in dramatic circumstances three months ago, and nothing seems to have been done to prevent it from happening again. No ADs, Recommendations, ASBs, nothing.
Even if it had been 100% crew error we would have expected to hear a reminder about this and that in the Flight Manual.
I agree that the professionals should be allowed to get on with the job, but it is not acceptable to keep the travelling public let alone the industry uninformed for such a long time. Perhaps a bit arrogant in fact.
AAIB owe us an update ASAP.