- Airbus and Air France have been found guilty of corporate manslaughter in the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash, which resulted in the deaths of 228 passengers and crew.
- A Paris appeals court ordered both companies to pay a maximum fine of €225,000 each, marking a significant development in the 17-year legal battle.
- This verdict overturns a lower court's decision in 2023 that had previously cleared both companies of the charges.
- Crash investigators determined the Airbus A330 stalled after the crew mishandled a problem related to iced-up sensors.
- Prosecutors focused on alleged failures within both the planemaker and airline, including poor training and inadequate follow-up on earlier incidents.
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