Originally Posted by
venk
Investigators should be banned from giving out tidbits of info to prevent exactly this type of conclusion prematurely which may not be fair to the pilot and his family if the actual events are different. Regardless of the rubbernecking interests around the world.
Unfortunately, that is the way news-gathering/source reporting works. The NYT is probably the most cautious outlet out there. Their source is good, I'd wager. This is not CNN speculating wildly about a black hole.