thanks
From the outset, The principals were playing an immature game of "He did it".
One needn't be fluent in French to assimilate all the bs from those who we looked to for info. Airbus reissued a dog-eared "Mind how you go, Pilots". Air France started with "Our crew were perhaps unlucky with the radars" (read: incompetent). Then it was "lightnings". Then "Turbulences Forte".
ACARS was "LEAKED" boys and girls, and Monsieur leaker got no Pie.
This two year long exercise in Marketing, ass covering, and damage control hasn't affected my outlook one bit.
Kick ass, and take names.
I would step on a 777 with TRENTS tomorrow, in fact, next week I actually will. Mystery Fuel? No, it never happened. The actual problem was addressed, the TRENT got some mittens, although the bs flew for John and Jane Public, I warrant.