plasmech,
The BEA is continuing to do a read-out of the two recorders. There have been no disclosures of the content of the CVR, yet. The BEA has said that based on the initial read of the FDR, that no major hardware or software problems were found, but that as the data is further analyzed, anomalies or problems requiring corrective action or steps may be identified.
The two bodies recovered in their seats have been flown to Paris, and the examining laboratory has announced that the bodies can be identified using DNA.
The Ile de Sein is headed back to the site of the plane; it had been in Dakar for a crew change. Quite likely it off-loaded in Dakar those parts of the plane, e.g., engine, cockpit seats, that had been retrieved, and these are probably being flown back to France. It is not clear what parts of the plane will be retrieved, possibly cowlings if these were not retrieved in the initial recovery of parts. I believe two judges in Paris will now determine whether any more bodies will be retrieved.
Thanks so much. Could you kindly fill me in on why one of the um...rumors being discussed now pertains to the *possibility* of "non pilot" / "inappropriate" personnel in the cockpit during the crisis?