I may have missed it but has anyone mentioned ACARS data transmission? If the A/C was equipped and if it was used?
Bear in mind ACARS overland is typically crude VHF unencrypted data transfer, which spotters / ham radio types can receive
AFAIK? So if anything dramatic was sent, somebody might have said?
I would think the BEA will prioritise what they do have in conventional data sources (CVR, FDR, Mode S, ADS-B, ATC etc.). AF447 resorted to ACARS due to a high level of integration, and absence of other sources...