Airbus, Air France acquitted over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
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PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris, prompting an outpouring of anguish from people who…
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Prosecutors had said they would not seek a conviction in the disaster, but the ruling was still a blow for the families of the 228 victims, who fought for years to bring the two companies to court.
PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris, prompting an outpouring of anguish from people who…
All 228 people aboard the Airbus died when it crashed into the ocean after leaving Brazil, and a Paris court says neither the carrier nor the plane maker can be blamed.
By Saskya Vandoorne and Oliver Briscoe, CNN Air France and Airbus have been found not guilty of involuntary homicide in a criminal trial over the 2009 crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris that killed 228 passengers and crew.
Air France and plane manufacturer Airbus were acquitted Monday over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight after a French court ruled their errors could not be proven as the disaster's cause.
A French court has cleared Air France and aircraft maker Airbus SE of charges that they made mistakes that caused the 2009 crash of a flight from Brazil that killed all 228 people on board.
A Paris court has cleared Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter charges tied to the 2009 crash of an A330-200 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Victims' families had brought the case.
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