Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash
Key takeaways
- The cockpit voice recorder, one of two flight recorders from the Rio-Paris Air France flight that crashed in 2009.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew in France’s worst air disaster.
- The verdict is the latest milestone in a legal marathon involving two of France’s most emblematic companies and families of the mainly French, Brazilian and German victims.
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The cockpit voice recorder, one of two flight recorders from the Rio-Paris Air France flight that crashed in 2009. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters View image in fullscreen. The cockpit voice recorder, one of two flight recorders from the Rio-Paris Air France flight that crashed in 2009. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters Plane crashes Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash Verdict is latest legal milestone over France’s worst ever air disaster
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew in France’s worst air disaster.
The verdict is the latest milestone in a legal marathon involving two of France’s most emblematic companies and families of the mainly French, Brazilian and German victims.