In 2023 Air France and Airbus were found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the crash of Air France flight 447, which left 228 people dead. Judges ruled that there was no clear causal link between their actions—which centered on a failure to replace problematic pitot probes—and the crash. However, the decision was appealed, and in 2026 a Paris appellate court ruled that Air France and Airbus were guilty of corporate manslaughter. Both companies were fined approximately $260,000.
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