This scenerio is just not in the same category as the metal fatigue situation on the Comets.
The fly-by-wire Airbus fleet has accumulated millions of flight hours.And this occurance could be dealt with by the pilots(as demonstrated by the crew)even while a good fix is worked out by the manufacterer.
There are quite a few people out there(including some actually flying A/C)who think that the job requirement is just to mug up the SOPs and apply them in a mindless fashion.This understanding of a job description,actually insults even ground jobs in aviation.
So in their mind obviously any situation not contained in the SOPs should not arise,and if it does ground the fleet.
Becuase then they would actually have to use a sound understanding of the a/c design and the external environmental factors(if any) to figure out what is going on and shape an appropriate response.As was done by BA 747 Capt Moody and his crew in response to the volcanic ash encounter near Indonesia.
All i can say to them is that when a/c in service stop throwing the odd curve ball and SOPs become all encompassing there would beno need for pilots,just a software programme(containing SOP autoapplication!) would suffice.
Meanwhile i wish these whinners/alarmists find other more suitable vocations if any