Airbus and Air France to face the music for 2009 crash
Court orders manslaughter prosecution for an accident that killed 228 people
12 May 2021 - 16:54
Paris — Air France and Airbus should stand trial for involuntary manslaughter over their role in a 2009 crash in the Atlantic that killed 228 people, the Paris court of appeal ruled on Wednesday.
The ruling reverses a 2019 decision not to prosecute either company over the accident, in which the pilots lost control of the Airbus A330 jet after ice blocked its airspeed sensors...
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