Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash
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Reports differ across sources; according to abcnews.com, brazilian grieving father says justice still missing after Airbus, Air France guilty verdict A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Brazilian head of a victims' association for the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris said that justice has yet to be served in France’s worst aviation crash after a Paris appeals court found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter on Thursday.
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/air-france-airbus-guilty-corporate-manslaughter-2009-plane-crash
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd2qmdvmq6o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd2qmdvmq6o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd2qmdvmq6o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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Financial Times Companies
https://www.ft.com/content/b1f0c063-7b2f-4393-87ad-8cc0d6f187c0
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Dow Jones U.S. Business
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/airbus-air-france-found-guilty-in-2009-plane-crash-that-killed-228-people-1025ccc1?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
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ABC News U.S. Headlines
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/air-france-flight-us-diverted-montreal-due-ebola-133186687
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ABC News Money Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/brazilian-grieving-father-justice-missing-after-airbus-air-133201699