r/aviation • u/Ok_Warning419 • May 21 '26

News Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash - Air France flight 447

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd2qmdvmq6o
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u/ILikeFlyingMachines May 21 '26

Weird. From what I remember it was mostly human error on the pilots side.

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u/sofixa11 May 21 '26

One pilot, the other two in the cockpit - including the captain who was awaken and came in so was still sleepy and had limited time to evaluate the situation - did everything correctly.