Dominique Bussereau the French Transport Minister has been quoted as saying.....
that it is too early to reach conclusions but has confirmed that the speed readings and their impact on the Airbus automated flight system are at the focus of the inquiry.
"Obviously the pilots did not have the right speed showing, which can lead to two bad consequences for the life of the aircraft: under-speed, which can lead to a stall, and over-speed, which can lead to the aircraft breaking up because it is approaching the speed of sound and the structure of the plane is not made for resisting such speeds,"