I have held off writing about the Air India crash for several reasons. Partly it was that I was saddened, shocked and so depressed by the tragedy that it was hard to string two sentences together let alone write a coherent article.

And partly it was because I was so appalled by the rush to judgment and the number of publicity hounds who knew nothing but were invited to appear on media and spout their ignorant nonsense.

But now that the initial shock is fading, here is my two cents worth.

1) It is totally irresponsible to claim to know what caused the crash. The truth is that nobody knows or can know until the investigation is underway. It is not my case that we need to wait several months before discussing the possible causes. Investigators will have a working hypothesis relatively soon. But it is crazy to blame it on the pilots who are not around to defend themselves.

To say it’s because pilots are overworked amounts to the same thing: It’s an excuse for pilot error which has not been established in this case. It is also wrong to speculate about sabotage without any evidence. And while

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