World May 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash

Verdict is latest legal milestone over France’s worst ever air disasterA 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...

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Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash

Verdict is latest legal milestone over France’s worst ever air disaster

A 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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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Reuters in Paris.

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