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Air France and Airbus found guilty of corporate manslaughter
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM ET
Summary: A Paris appeals court convicted Air France and Airbus over the 2009 Rio-Paris crash that killed 228.
WHO: Paris appeals court
WHAT: Found Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter and ordered maximum fines of €225,000 each
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 8:21 AM ET
WHERE: France
WHY: The companies were convicted in the appeals verdict over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228.
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