Regarding last nights unfortunate miracle crash at Pierson Airport, Toronto, naturally it’s all over the news today (all of the passengers survived!).
Here’s one thing I wonder about (and I noticed that it hasn’t crossed the mind of the analysts on TV, yet): since this was an international flight between Paris and Toronto with no stopovers, the plane would not have been flying on too much fuel. Did the Air France crew know this: A two minute 52 seconds (!) evacuation before the plane complete went up on fire is a long still a wait, particularly since plane fuel is so extremely volatile.
Update: Bonus link, the Airbus A-340 is one of the safest planes in the world