Air France and Airbus cleared of manslaughter over crash that killed 228 people

Airbus and Air France have been acquitted of involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris.

A French court delivered the ruling today following a two-month trial, concluding that there wasn’t sufficient evidence of a direct link between the companies’ decisions and the crash.

The A330-200 plane disappeared from radar in a storm over the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, with 216 passengers and 12 crew members aboard. Even state prosecutors argued for acquittal, saying that the proceedings did not produce enough proof of criminal wrongdoing by the companies.Airbus lawyers also blamed pilot error, and Air France said the full reasons for the crash will never be known.

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