French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty in 2009 crash

· DW

A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air ‌France ⁠guilty ⁠of corporate manslaughter over a 2009 air crash. The disaster in the Atlantic Ocean claimed the lives of all on board Air France Flight 447.

A French court on Wednesday delivered a dramatic verdict against Airbus and Air ‌France over France's worst air disaster, ruling that both companies were guilty of corporate manslaughter in the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash off Brazil.

Both companies have been ordered to pay the maximum fine of €225,000 ($260,971) each. 

More appeals are expected in the case.

More to follow.