-- The aircraft flew into an area of storms which other aircraft avoided by steering around them.
-- The pitot tubes (speed sensors on the front of the plane) suffered faults
-- There was a malfunction in the ADIRU, the three air data computers which feed information to the flight system and the pilots.
-- The pilots may not have had sufficient training to retain control of the malfunctioning aircraft.
Charles Bremner - Times Online - WBLG: The four reasons why Air France 447 crashed
-- The pilots may not have had sufficient training to retain control of the malfunctioning aircraft.
I find that very wrong and feel like complaining, but Ill get sued. That is one of the most upsetting statements Ive ever read, absolute bs, It just points the finger at two people who actually tried to save the lifes of all on board, very very wrong.