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Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash
Theguardian.com and 6 more
- The Paris Court of Appeal convicted Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter, holding them solely responsible for the 2009 Rio-Paris crash that killed 228 people.
- The court ordered each company to pay a 225,000 euro fine, the maximum penalty for corporate manslaughter in France, while stressing reputational damage alongside symbolic penalties.
- Witnesses and families welcomed the ruling, calling it accountability for a tragedy that deeply affected French, Brazilian, and international victims.
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