Ruling marks rare instance of companies’ being found criminally liable for crash of a jetliner; plane maker, airline set to appeal.

The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people.

France's national airline Air France and Airbus have both been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter over a 2009 crash ...

MAJOR airline Air France and aircraft manufacturer Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a horror plane crash that killed 228. Five Brits and three Irish doctors were among those who ...

The loss of Air France Flight AF447 was the worst disaster in the company's history - Copyright AFP Ilia YEFIMOVICH The loss of Air France Flight AF447 was the worst ...

The two aviation giants were convicted of manslaughter in the accident of flight AF447, which killed 228 people on June 1, 2009. Both companies had previously been found not guilty at the first trial.

A French appeals court found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter on Thursday over the Rio-Paris plane crash.

Firms given maximum fine of €225,000 each and are expected to appeal after lower court had cleared them ...

Air France and Airbus found guilty of corporate manslaughter over Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 - The decision follows a 17-year investigation ...

The plane, which had been traveling between Rio de Janeiro and Paris, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after stalling during a storm ...