A Paris court has found Airbus and Air France guilty in the 2009 crash of Flight AF447, which killed 228 people. The verdict follows a 17-year legal battle by the victims' families to assign blame for the disaster. Both companies were ordered to pay a maximum fine of €225,000, a penalty described by some as token but seen by families as a recognition of their struggle. AI
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RANK_REASON Court ruling on a major corporate disaster with significant legal and public interest. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]