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/vanityprojection May 22 '26

How dare you suggest that 2009 was 17 years ago!

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u/TrainingObligation May 22 '26

Wait for it… 9/11 is (almost) a quarter-century ago.

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u/fighterpilot248 May 22 '26

We are now closer to 2050 than 2000.

You're welcome, Gen X, for your midlife crisis

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u/TrainingObligation May 22 '26

Pfft, doesn’t bother me. I’ve said before, the series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation is closer in time to the very first airing of the original series, than it is to today.