Airbus, Air France Cleared Of Manslaughter Over AF447 Crash

AF447

The tail fin of Air France Flight AF447 is recovered from the Atlantic Ocean after a fatal crash in June, 2009.

Credit: Philippe De Poulpiquet/MAXPPP/Alamy Stock Photo
PARIS—A French court has cleared Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter charges relating to the crash of Air France flight AF447 on June 1, 2009, while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The Air France Airbus A330-200 plunged into the Atlantic amid stormy weather around four hours...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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