Understanding this accident in the context of air safety
One of the fundamental pillars of aerospace safety is the way in which people in the industry communicate. Respect, knowledge, experience, and the organization of communication (including Prelim and Final accident reports) are part of that.
Airbus bashing (or Boeing bashing for that matter) has no place in a professional discussion and is in fact detrimental to aerospace safety. And thereby shows a serious lack of understanding.
The present AirAsia QZ8501 discussion, after all these weeks, can still benefit a lot, from knowledge and experience shared by (especially) A320 pilots and designers. So, please show the proper respect to these guys' information and opinions, even if it is contrary to your own views.
Every design is a compromise, each has plus and minus aspects (especially in aerospace). So, if they are willing to take the time and give their views, then plus and minus aspects will be included. So when a pilot gives a balanced view, and shares a minus aspect, please don't jump on it, take it out of context, and use derogatory language. If you do, then discussions will move outside this forum, which in some cases already happens.
One important question after this accident will be - when you would remove the cause, would that improve or degredate safety, based on the present 'state of the art'. It is not about good or bad planes. It is all about even better planes.