May 21, 2026A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over a 2009 air crash. The disaster in the Atlantic Ocean claimed the lives of all on board Air France Flight 447.https://p.dw.com/p/5E7IdThe crash of Air France 447 occurred during an Atlantic storm [Archive picture of recovery operation in 2009]Image: epa/dpa/picture allianceA French court on Wednesday delivered a dramatic verdict against Airbus and Air France over France's worst air disaster, ruling that both companies were guilty of corporate manslaughter in the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash off Brazil.
Both companies have been ordered to pay the maximum fine of €225,000 ($260,971) each.
More appeals are expected in the case.
More to follow.
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