AF447

12 Oct 2022

Airbus and Air France Deny Criminal Manslaughter Charges

AF447, Air Disaster

News issued in AinOnline, written by Charles Alcock. It is copied by its website and with its permission. The Paris Criminal Court this week started hearing a potential landmark case in which Airbus and Air France stand accused of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of 228 passengers and crew aboard…

06 Sep 2019

Press release on Air France Flight AF447

AF447, Air Disaster, Airbus, Judicial decision

ACVFFI rejects the French judicial decision to hold only the pilots of Flight AF447 responsible for the air accident on June 1, 2009, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean with 216 passengers and 12 crew on board. Leaving out the aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, despite its obvious responsibility regarding external probes. As…