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A Brazilian father whose son died in the 2009 Air France Flight 447 crash says justice remains elusive even after Airbus and Air France were found guilty, as families continue seeking accountability and memory for the 228 victims.
A Paris Court of Appeal has convicted Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 Rio‑Paris AF447 crash that killed 228 people, issuing €225,000 fines to each company and signaling accountability despite prior acquittals; both firms said they will appeal as families welcomed the ruling but noted no executives were charged.
A Paris appeals court found Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter in connection with the 2009 AF447 crash that killed 228 people, imposing the maximum €225,000 fines on each company; the verdict closes a 17-year legal battle with families seeking recognition, while further appeals are anticipated and could prolong the case.
France's Paris Court of Appeal convicted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter in the 2009 AF447 crash that killed 228 people, ruling them solely responsible and ordering €225,000 per passenger; the penalties are largely symbolic as both companies plan to appeal the 2023 acquittal.
France’s Paris Appeals Court has found Air France and Airbus solely responsible for the 2009 AF447 crash that killed 228 people, after an eight‑week trial, and ordered the maximum fines of €225,000 for each company; Airbus said it would appeal. The verdict follows a decade-long search for the wreckage and black boxes and marks a rare acknowledgment of accountability in a major aviation disaster.
A French court has cleared Airbus and Air France of "involuntary manslaughter" charges over the 2009 crash of flight AF447 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which killed 228 people. The judge listed four acts of negligence by Airbus and one by Air France but said these were not enough under French criminal law to establish a definitive link to the loss of the A330. Both companies remain responsible in civil terms for repairing damage inflicted by the crash and a new hearing has been scheduled for some outstanding claims.