@Flyinheavy:
I'd take *anything* that site has to say with a shovelful of salt. It is not remotely objective in any sense of the word and simply a repository for a disgruntled ex-AF captain to vent about his dislike for Airbus.
@CONF iture:
This might be a long shot, but is it not even slightly possible that the BEA factored that into the tests and found it to be irrelevant?