Lest this be perceived as a defence of Airbus, I believe they should have been a lot more pro-active about replacing the Thales AA pitot tubes than they were, and should have been more forceful in pushing for high-altitude manual handling and stall training. I think Air France should have mandated all three flight crew to be present on long-haul ITCZ crossings until the problem was fixed. I also think their CRM training was in dire need of overhaul.
Amen to that...