Air France Flight 447 Disaster: New Trial Begins 16 Years After Fatal Atlantic Crash

Sep 29, 2025 10:52 am CST

A French appeals court reopens the case against Airbus and Air France regarding the 2009 crash of Flight AF447 that killed 228 people. The new trial revisits questions of corporate negligence, sensor malfunctions, and pilot training after both companies were previously acquitted of manslaughter charges.