"The crew, made up of three skilled pilots, demonstrated a totally professional attitude and were committed to carrying out their task to the very end and Air France wishes to pay tribute to them."
I'm not ready to put all the blame on the pilots. However, a statement like this at this time makes me think they have hired "Bagdad Bob" as their press officer. Is this just French arrogance or do they know something we don't?
Whatever the investigation will reveal, there can't be any doubt whatsoever that these men did everything they could to save the plane. Now the task should be to find out why that wasn't enough. Not to put blame but to learn.