Air France and Airbus guilty in AF447 crash (bolnews.com)

A Paris appeals court found Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter over the June 1, 2009 crash of Flight AF447, which killed all 228 people on board after the Rio-to-Paris A330 stalled and plunged into the Atlantic. Both companies were held solely and entirely responsible for safety and training failures and face fines of up to €225,000 ($261,720). Families outside the courthouse welcomed the verdict after a 17-year legal battle but criticized the penalty as minor.