I have read the posts in this thread from start to finish and realise that it is pointless to be another voice in the wilderness, asking people to read the thread before posting, repeated information adds nothing.
The Chief Pilot has a very fyne system here and it is being overloaded with repeated detail and whole splurges of text pulled from other sources, rather than a simple link, or a one sentance summary.
On Page 7 of this thread, Capt PPRuNe requested:
Please feel free to start a condolences thread on the Aircrew Notices forum.
I should like to echo Paper Tiger's observation about preconceptions but postulate an answer to a point raised early on. Someone asked why the media were concentrating on the Tu 154, this in the context that the blame was being shoved their way.
In all the photographs, still and video, the single largest piece of a/c was the tail section of the Tupolev. Given that the impact was at FL353 (or therabouts) it is worth noting that the tail section with vertical stab and top fins was almost in one piece and engine pods were nearby. It is said that Tupolevs are still built on the Heavy Metal scale!
Seriously, that was what the journos could see, the Boeing seems to be in smaller bits and so attracted less attention from the camera folks. Also, the tailfin had the company emblem on it, something that editors would say adds greatly to the picture, as it is something that people can understand more than just twisted metal. It is also poignant.