John Hutchinson, who had served as a Concorde captain for 15 years with British Airways, said "the fire on its own should have been 'eminently survivable; the pilot should have been able to fly his way out of trouble'", had it not been for a "lethal combination of operational error and 'negligence' by the maintenance department of Air France" that "nobody wants to talk about".
John Hutchinson, som hade jobbat som Concorde-pilot för British Airways i 15 år, sa att "branden i sig bör ha varit 'i högsta grad överlevbar; piloten bör ha kunnat tagit sig ur situationen'", om det inte hade varit för en "dödlig kombination av driftfel och 'oaksamhet' av Air Frances underhållsavdelning." som "ingen vill prata om".