Air France and Airbus acquitted of criminal liability in 2009 Rio-Paris crash.
TL;DR
Air France and Airbus have been cleared of charges of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 Rio-Paris crash that killed all 228 people on board. The court said that even if errors had been committed, a causal link between them and the crash could not be proved. Families of the victims reacted angrily to the acquittal, with one saying "our lost ones have died a second time". The companies had always denied the charges, for which they were facing a maximum fine of €225,000.
- Air France and Airbus cleared over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash BBC
- Air France crash verdict: Court to rule on criminal liability Al Jazeera English
- Air France and Airbus cleared of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash The Guardian
- French court acquits Air France and Airbus over 2009 Rio-Paris crash The Local France
- Air France, Airbus Cleared Over Rio-Paris Flight That Crashed in 2009 The Wall Street Journal
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