Just commenting on deSitter's observation a page ago making an assumption about the RJ's crew experience level.
I would venture a guess that Mr. deSitter's references to pestilential aircraft and their inexperienced crews is more related to his politics and inflated ego than it is to the pilots he chooses to disparage.
While the Airbus crew no doubt has more total time, I have to wonder if they are likely less experienced in type than the RJ pilots. For this type of accident, time in type may be the more important metric (having a feel for your dimensions, etc.)
While one might asssume the AF crew to be very "experienced" merely because that aircrft type is the company's largest and thus requies greater seniority for command, there is in fact no direct relationship between "experience" and the size of one's aircraft. In fact it is quite possible that this particular RJ's crew may have more total time as well as more time "in type". One should not assume otherwise based on the physical size of the aircraft.
Be that as it may, flying time would not appear to be in any way related to this accident.