>>> Request - Please Read <<<
It would be helpful to the readability and usefulness of this thread if posters would kindly refrain from quoting "newspaper", "news media", "Network XYZ aviation experts", etc theories on what happened to AF447. These articles and posits are highly speculative and authored by people that most likely have less knowledge of transport category aircraft operations than our cabin crew.
Your cooperation will assist in keeping this thread on at least a soft focus.
Reports of new information are of course most welcome.