Air France and Airbus cleared of responsibility in 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash.

A French court has cleared Airbus and Air France of "involuntary manslaughter" charges over the 2009 crash of flight AF447 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which killed 228 people. The judge listed four acts of negligence by Airbus and one by Air France but said these were not enough under French criminal law to establish a definitive link to the loss of the A330. Both companies remain responsible in civil terms for repairing damage inflicted by the crash and a new hearing has been scheduled for some outstanding claims.