In the flurry of new info some of you seem to have forgotten that there already had been an NTSB announcement about the contents of the CVR and the "Mayday" question more than 2 weeks ago:
While NTSB officials say the content of the recording is consistent with interviews conducted after the landing, one word stood out -- mayday.
"We didn't hear it on the air traffic control exchange, it wasn't reported from the interviews with the crews. It does come out on the cockpit voice recorders that he used the term mayday," said Higgins. Source:
NY1 | 24 Hour Local News | Top Stories | NTSB Reviews Black Box Tapes From Flight 1549
As SLF I post this without commentary or analysis - just for the experts' reference.