Don't know if this has been mentioned but....
Has anyone noticed that the news outlets seem to be of the opinion that there was only one pilot on board. No mention is made of the the other crew.
apart from here on PPRUNE.
Don't get me wrong THEY did a great job, and if I ever met them I'd buy them a beer.
However, I think that the papers have got it wrong, and that thanks to a good captain, and some great CRM with the FO in what was probably a busy few minutes that they survived.
From the times today, and I can't remember the exact wording but it went something like this
"Captain S took control of the plane (from the FO woh was PF), went throught the checklist and talked to ATC."
The paper gave the impression that he did everything.
Could all papers read this and print that, "thanks to some excellent teamwork, and crm which has been developed over the last few decades all the pax and crew survived."
I'm a captain and I'm well aware that the FO is important as I am, and could the papers please reflect that.
thankyou, rant over.