French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty in 2009 crash
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2 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“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.”
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The claim is supported by multiple sources. One web search result explicitly states 'French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty in 2009 crash', and another mentions the 'Paris Court of Appeal' imposing fines for 'corporate manslaughter'. Wikipedia confirms the details of the Air France Flight 447 crash (Rio-Paris, 2009).
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— Air France (French pronunciation: [ɛːʁ fʁɑ̃s]; legally Société Air France, S.A.), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a sub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France
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— Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled international transatlantic passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France. On 1 June 2009, inconsistent airspeed indica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
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— Air France operates a fleet of 229 aircraft, most of which are manufactured by Airbus Industrie. The airline's fleet of narrow-body aircraft comprises all four Airbus A320 family variants. The airline…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_fleet
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“Both companies have been ordered to pay the maximum fine of €225,000 ($260,971) each.”
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Two independent web search results confirm the specific fine amount. One source explicitly states 'Both companies have been ordered to pay the maximum fine of €225,000 ($260,971) each', and another mentions prosecutors urging the Paris Court of Appeal to impose the same maximum fine of €225,000.
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— Air France (French pronunciation: [ɛːʁ fʁɑ̃s]; legally Société Air France, S.A.), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a sub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France
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— Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled international transatlantic passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France. On 1 June 2009, inconsistent airspeed indica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
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— Air France operates a fleet of 229 aircraft, most of which are manufactured by Airbus Industrie. The airline's fleet of narrow-body aircraft comprises all four Airbus A320 family variants. The airline…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_fleet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_fleet
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