Must say however that the public relations annoucements of AF re: early call of lightening as cause and the 'the black boxes may never be found' does not sit well with me........
It does not sit well with me, along with the fact they kept information about the messages close to them and away from Brazil for a long time after the aircraft went missing. I think there is something in these messages that is important and they may just be delaying their release. These message are details, and in 4 minutes there is enough time for them to create a picture of what is happening,