Hi Chris. I was on an A320 fllght the night before the Air France crash. I didn`t think it necessary to mention the aircraft was not one of BA`s as it was so widely reported.
As far as Flight Safety is concerned you may remember the first BA pilot to be allocated to the Airbus actually headed the Flight Safety department.
I was given the first French report very soon after the crash and it comprised the full CVR recording (unbelieveable) and, if I remember correctly, an analysis of the removeable FDR.