Appeals trial opens for Air France and Airbus over 2009 AF447 Rio–Paris crash

An appeals trial of Air France and Airbus opened Monday in Paris to reassess criminal responsibility for the June 1, 2009 Rio–Paris AF447 crash that killed 228. The hearings reopen liability questions for the airline and A330 manufacturer in France's deadliest commercial aviation disaster.

Discovered 2025-09-28T01:43:51.732896-07:00 | 2025-09-28T01:43:51.732896-07:00

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  • Re-examines criminal liability after the 1 June 2009 AF447 A330 crash that killed 228, with potential implications for how courts assign responsibility to carriers and OEMs; see recent cases testing OEM and airline legal exposure linked to the first civil trial over a 737 MAX crash.
  • Judicial outcomes can determine compensation, regulatory follow-up and industry reputational risk—parallels include a Canadian court upholding negligence and unlimited liability in the PS752 case.
  • The proceedings come amid increased prosecutorial willingness to pursue cross-border criminal probes in fatal aviation accidents, reflected in recent French actions such as the 2015 Argentina helicopter investigation.

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