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Paris appeals court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over 2009 crash
The court ordered each company to pay €225,000 after prosecutors said poor training and missed warnings helped cause the disaster.
- On Wednesday, a Paris appeals court found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 Rio-Paris crash that killed 228 passengers and crew, ordering each company to pay €225,000 .
- BEA investigators concluded in 2012 the crew pushed the Airbus A330 into a stall after mishandling iced-up sensors, while prosecutors cited poor training and lack of follow-up on prior incidents as internal failures.
- Relatives of the 228 passengers gathered to hear the verdict after their 17-year legal battle, which relied on black boxes recovered two years after the 2009 crash to demonstrate how negligence caused the disaster.
- Critics dismissed the €225,000 fines as a 'token penalty' amounting to minutes of either company's revenue, though both Airbus and Air France have repeatedly denied the allegations throughout proceedings.
- Legal experts predict further appeals to the country's highest court, a process expected to drag on for years more, as the legal focus will shift to intricacies of French law beyond the cockpit evidence.
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The aircraft encountered a storm en route from Rio de Janeiro and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Two companies must now pay the maximum fine.
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A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter. The case concerned the 2009 Rio de Janeiro-Paris flight disaster that killed 228 passengers and crew, including four Hungarians. The Air France Airbus A330 was lost in a storm in the Atlantic Ocean. Relatives of some of the victims have been fighting for legal justice for 17 years. The two French giants were acquitted at first instance two years ago, after they were no…
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