Appeal court says Air France and Airbus should be sent to trial over 2009 crash

Judgment overturns lower court's decision to dismiss case of flight AF 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in which 228 died

An appeal court has ruled that Air France and Airbus should be sent to trial for unintentional manslaughter" over the crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in 2009 in which 228 people died.

The judgment, which overturned the decision of a court to dismiss the case, was welcomed by victims' families, who expressed their immense satisfaction" at finally having their voices heard.