Twelve years after the crash of an Air France Concorde jet outside Paris that killed 113 people, a French appeals court on Thursday dismissed all criminal charges against Continental Airlines, despite saying that a stray part from one of its planes led to the crash of the supersonic jet. The ruling reverses an earlier court decision that found the U.S.-based carrier guilty of manslaughter.

The appeals court in Versailles dismissed manslaughter charges against Continental Airlines and two of … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict