Maybe Air France MEL's are different.
Or, just as likely the operating/flying philosophy. Does anyone really believe that the Concorde crash was actually caused by a piece of metal from the DC-10?
What is clear to me, is that there will be another French BEA cover up that blames anything but Air France culture (maintenance or flt ops) and Airbus. The easiest scapegoat will be the pilots who cannot answer for themselves.