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news Mercopress 2026-05-22

Air France, Airbus Guilty of Manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris Crash

An appeals court found Air France and Airbus guilty of manslaughter for the 2009 Rio-Paris crash that killed 228 people. This ruling overturns a previous acquittal, holding both entities fully responsible for the disaster.


<p> <img alt="Flight AF447, an Airbus A330-200 carrying twelve crew members and 216 passengers, stalled during a storm in the middle of the ocean and plunged from an altitude of 11,580 meters" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110221/100x80/ab.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> The Paris Court of Appeals on Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of manslaughter in connection with the crash ...

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