PR/Media relations are the bain of modern society.
I'm sure many would agree with you (if not with the spelling), and I'm fairly sympathetic myself...
... I just don't think that all communications from the NTSB - or AAIB in this case - are spin. For example, I think a pilot reading the early releases from the NTSB on AA587 could probably have worked out how to prevent a repetition. Sure it took 3 years to get a Final Report published, and that was very acrimonious because of the huge financial implications for those involved. But the key safety information got out early.
In this case, the AAIB has been up-front with some updates and Special Bulletins. I just thought Precept had a point - it's fair enough for pilots and airlines in particular to keep asking for information from AAIB on this (AAIB can always quite fairly say 'nothing new to report') and since cold-related fuel flow issues are currently looking the most likely among a set of rather unlikely causes, the timing does matter.
PS: from other replies, it doesn't look as though those posting are far apart on this, just that views are being expressed strongly as usual
. I'll go back under my stone now.