[Ragnar54]

Air France uses "pilot error" to explain a lot. In explaining how another Airbus had a rudder problem leading to a crash in 2001:

The most deadly event was the 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587, in which 265 people died when the plane's vertical stabilizer tore off soon after takeoff. Investigators blamed that crash on "over use" of the rudder pedal by the co-pilot.

[CodeToad]

“Air France uses “pilot error” to explain a lot. “

Yes, they do. Typical euroweenie mentality. I had a BMW motorcycle a few years back that would leave third gear for neutral while under power. I was told by the BMW tech that I didn’t know how to ride motorcycles. It seems this transmission issue is common with BMW but it is pilot error anyway.