Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash
A Paris appeals court has found Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter related to the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that resulted in 228 fatalities. This verdict marks a significant development in the long legal battle surrounding France's worst air disaster. The companies have been ordered to pay maximum fines, but family groups are seeking further recognition of their loss through potential appeals.
- ▪Air France and Airbus were found guilty of corporate manslaughter for the 2009 crash.
- ▪The crash killed 228 passengers and crew members, making it France's worst air disaster.
- ▪The court imposed a maximum fine of €225,000 on each company, which has been criticized as a token penalty.
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The cockpit voice recorder, one of two flight recorders from the Rio-Paris Air France flight that crashed in 2009. Photograph: Charles Platiau/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe cockpit voice recorder, one of two flight recorders from the Rio-Paris Air France flight that crashed in 2009. Photograph: Charles Platiau/ReutersPlane crashesAir France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crashVerdict is latest legal milestone over France’s worst ever air disasterReuters in ParisThu 21 May 2026 08.38 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew in France’s worst air disaster.The verdict is the latest milestone in a legal…
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