The rubbish has started in the "press" - front of dailymail website (my bold):
Passengers and crew on board doomed Air France jet endured terrifying THREE MINUTE plunge into the ocean after engines failed
The pilot, Marc Dubois, had been taking a break when the plane hit heavy turbulence and never returned to his seat before the crash.
So, no one (as there's only one pilot, singular) at the controls, heavy turbulence, engine failure.
