French Court Convicts Airbus, Air France Over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash After 17-Year Legal Battle

A Paris appeals court found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 AF447 crash.

Each company was fined €225,000, overturning a 2023 acquittal after years of litigation.

The court said company failures helped cause the Rio-to-Paris disaster that killed 228 people.

The ruling is a major aviation accountability case and could affect future disputes over design, training, and oversight.