The Appeal in the Case Against Airline Air France and Aircraft Manufacturer Airbus Regarding the Deadly Plane Crash in 2009 Will start on Monday in Paris. The plane with 228 Occupants Crashed Into the Atlantic Ocean. The Companies Were PreviOutly Acquiteed.
The French Public Prosecutor’s Office Holds The Companies Partly Responsible for the Crash of the Airbus A330. Research shows that the speed Sensors Were Frozen, Causing Screens in the cockpit to show The Wrong Speed. Moreover, The Autopilot had Failed.
As a result, the pilots Became confused and, Accordance to the Researchers, Did Not Respond Correctly. The aircraft Lost Too Much Speed, which Meant It Could No Longer Fly Properly and Fell Out of the Sky. Accordance to French Justice, The Pilots Were Not Properly trained to Deal with this type of Situation.
The problems with the speed sensors also had a known to airbus for some time. The Aircraft Manufacturer is Accused of Not Having Done Enough to Solve The Problems.
The Companions Were Prosecuted in 2022 for Manslaughter Without Intent. Althegh the Court Ruled that Both Airbus and Air France had acted negligently, the Judge Felt it Went Too Far To Make a Connection with the Crash. In The Appeal, The Lawyers for the Relatives Want To Prove That Connection Does Exist.
Flight Af447 was a route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris in 2009 when it encountered severe weather. The aircraft with 216 Passengers and 12 crew members crashed from a height or 10 kilometers into the Atlantic Ocean.
Almost Two Years Later, The Wreckage and Black Boxes of the Aircraft Were Only Found on the Bottom of the Ocean, Near Northeastern Brazil. The Bodies of Deans of Occupants had recovered Already Been.
It is Painful for the Relatives to Ropen old wounds sixteen years after the plane crash, says lawyer sebastien busy to news agency reuters . He is Assisting the Largest Collective of Relatives in the Lawsuit. “But it is necessary to proof that there is guilt.”
If the Companies are found guilty, they can each be aved a maximum or 225,000 euros. The prosecutors say they are not doing it for the money, but because they want to close the handure for the relatives.