Air France and Airbus Found Guilty of Manslaughter over 2009 Plane Crash

Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

The Paris Court of Appeals on Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of manslaughter in connection with the crash of flight AF447, which plunged into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009 on the Rio de Janeiro–Paris route with a death toll of 228 people. The ruling overturns the April 2023 decision in which both companies had been acquitted, and finds the airline and the manufacturer 'solely and entirely responsible' for the disaster, according to the BBC news agency. Both Air France and Airbus rejected the charges and announced they would appeal.

Air France, Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris crash

A French appeals court has convicted Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the...

Air France flight bound for Detroit diverted to Canada over passenger from Congo amid Ebola restrictions

An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Montreal due to U.S. flight restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak.

Airbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over crash that killed 228 people

Hundreds of people perished in 2009 when an Airbus A330 plunged in pitch darkness into the Atlantic Ocean during an equatorial storm.

Brazilian grieving father says justice still missing after Airbus, Air France guilty verdict

A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris

Detroit-bound Air France plane ordered to land in Canada over EBOLA

An Air France flight was diverted to Canada after a passenger from an Ebola-restricted area boarded the flight, officials said.