Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash
The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people.
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The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people.
El Tribunal de Apelación de París ha condenado a las compañías Airbus y Air France por su implicación en el accidente del vuelo entre Río de Janeiro y París ocurrido el 1 de junio de 2009, en el que fallecieron 228 personas.
A Paris appeals court is set to issue a verdict on the 2009 crash of an Air France passenger jet after the airline and planemaker Airbus faced trial over corporate manslaughter.
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