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Paris Appeals Court Convicts Air France, Airbus in AF447 Crash

Published 21 May 2026

A Paris appeals court has convicted Air France and Airbus of corporate manslaughter for the 2009 crash of Flight AF447, which killed all 228 people on board. The ruling on Thursday follows a 17-year legal battle by victims' families and overturns a 2023 acquittal by a lower court.

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