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- The trial of two of France’s biggest companies began Monday over the crash of Air France flight 447 in 2009 that killed 228 passengers and crew. The national flag carrier and Toulouse-based Airbus (EADSF) have been charged with involuntary homicide for their part in the disaster over the Atlantic.
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Sep 16, 2021 · Very early on in March 2020, Air France announced it would be retiring all of its Airbus A380s early. The airline previously had nine in its fleet, but what happened to each aircraft? Speeding up the retirement plan. Air France had initially said it would retire its aging fleet of 10 A380-800s by 2022.
Oct 7, 2022 · PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - More than 13 years after an Air France jet plunged into the Atlantic, killing all 228 people on board, the French carrier and planemaker Airbus go on trial in a Paris...
Apr 17, 2023 · PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) and Air France (AIRF.PA) of "involuntary manslaughter", upsetting families of some of the 228...
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May 20, 2020 · The fleet originally numbered 10, but one had been retired already as part of Smith's plan to shift to smaller, more fuel-efficient jets. The demise of the French fleet of A380 is also a hit to the prestige of Airbus, which makes (not for much longer) the planes in Toulouse, France.
May 12, 2021 · Twelve years after an Air France Airbus plane crashed into the Atlantic killing 228 people, a court has ruled that the airline and manufacturer should go on trial for involuntary manslaughter....
Oct 11, 2022 · The bosses of Airbus and Air France have been greeted with cries of "shame" at the opening of a long-awaited trial in Paris connected with a deadly 2009 plane crash off Brazil. The firms deny...
Oct 10, 2022 · PARIS -A French criminal court opened the historic manslaughter trial of Air France and planemaker Airbus on Monday, with angry relatives demanding justice more than 13 years after an A330...