A French court is ruling Monday on whether Airbus and Air France are guilty of manslaughter over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 en route from Rio to Paris, which killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures.
Acquittal is likely, in what would be a devastating defeat for victims’ families who fought for 13 years to see the case reach court.
The two-month trial left families wracked with anger and disappointment.
Unusually, even state prosecutors argued for acquittal, saying that the proceedings didn’t produce enough proof of criminal wrongdoing by the companies.
