> Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people.
> The Paris Appeals Court found the airline and aircraft manufacturer guilty of corporate manslaughter over the incident, in which a flight between Rio de Janeiro and Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
> The passenger jet stalled during a storm and plunged into the water, killing all on board.
> A court had previously cleared the companies in April 2023 but they were found guilty after this appeal.
Aluminautical on
Death penalty for both companies?
Loki-L on
I thought that was a broken sensor followed by pilot error when dealing with it.
ledow on
It is, as stated, a token amount.
They should be fined that amount PER PERSON that died, not overall.
troyinn on
It’s 2026 and it’s been 17 years. Why now?
Samski877 on
Seventeen years, 228 deaths and families still fighting for accountability.
Whatever the legal appeals ahead, this verdict is a reminder that corporate failures in aviation do not just disappear because enough time passes.
2EscapedCapybaras on
Until they start jailing executives for their company’s wrongdoing, nothing will change. Fines are just an accounting entry.
wilfersting on
Yeah. €225,000 per company for a crash that killed 228 people works out to under €1,000 per victim per company if you divide it that way…Justice they say…
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> Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people.
> The Paris Appeals Court found the airline and aircraft manufacturer guilty of corporate manslaughter over the incident, in which a flight between Rio de Janeiro and Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
> The passenger jet stalled during a storm and plunged into the water, killing all on board.
> A court had previously cleared the companies in April 2023 but they were found guilty after this appeal.
Death penalty for both companies?
I thought that was a broken sensor followed by pilot error when dealing with it.
It is, as stated, a token amount.
They should be fined that amount PER PERSON that died, not overall.
It’s 2026 and it’s been 17 years. Why now?
Seventeen years, 228 deaths and families still fighting for accountability.
Whatever the legal appeals ahead, this verdict is a reminder that corporate failures in aviation do not just disappear because enough time passes.
Until they start jailing executives for their company’s wrongdoing, nothing will change. Fines are just an accounting entry.
Yeah. €225,000 per company for a crash that killed 228 people works out to under €1,000 per victim per company if you divide it that way…Justice they say…