Paris, France, May 21, 2026 (AFP) - French court finds Air France, Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash

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2026-05-21

A Paris appeals court Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in the French flag carrier's history. Air France and Airbus, Europe's leading aerospace manufacturer, were ordered to pay 225,000 euros each ($261,000), the maximum fine for corporate manslaughter. They had been acquitted by a lower court and have denied any criminal lia......

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