In a landmark ruling, the Paris Appeals Court has found Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter in connection with the tragic crash of flight AF447 in 2009, which resulted in the deaths of 228 people. The flight, which was traveling from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after stalling during a storm, making it the deadliest incident in French aviation history. Initially acquitted in April 2023, the companies faced renewed scrutiny leading to this conviction. The Airbus A330 disappeared from radar and its wreckage was located after an extensive search covering 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 square miles) of ocean floor, with the black box retrieved in 2011. The court imposed a maximum fine of €225,000 (approximately $261,720) on each company, a penalty that has drawn criticism from victims' families who feel it is insufficient compared to the scale of the tragedy. Family members of the victims, many of whom were French, Brazilian, and German nationals, gathered to hear the verdict, reflecting on the profound loss experienced since the crash.