Fully agreed - shifting all the blame on the pilot absolves Airbus too easily.
Remember the AirAsia from Surabaya, where they got themselves into an upset because of a tiny crack in the rudder-travel limiter unit ("topping on other factors"), then apparently made basically the same mistake as AF 447, one pilot pulling full back all the way down.
Remember the AirAsia from Surabaya, where they got themselves into an upset because of a tiny crack in the rudder-travel limiter unit ("topping on other factors"), then apparently made basically the same mistake as AF 447, one pilot pulling full back all the way down.