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AF447 Victims Demand Justice: State Must Stop Corporate Delays

AF447 Victims Demand Justice: State Must Stop Corporate Delays

Families of 228 AF447 victims demand Macron block appeals by Airbus and Air France, ending a 15-year litigation cycle.

After 15 years seeking justice, families of the 228 people who died on Air France Flight 447 on June 1, 2009, face another institutional barrier: Airbus and Air France are considering cassation appeals against the May conviction. Danièle Lamy, representing grieving parents, spouses, and children, wrote directly to Macron demanding the state use its shareholder power to end this prolonged denial of closure and accountability. 🔹 What happened: The May 21 court ruled both companies guilty of involuntary homicide after documenting their direct responsibility in system design failures and safety protocol violations. Airbus had prior knowledge of sensor vulnerabilities in identical aircraft models; Air France failed to implement adequate training despite known hazards. Both firms now consider cassation appeals, which would trigger 3-5 additional years of proceedings with no guarantee of verdict changes or financial remedies for surviving families. 🔹 Why it matters: 228 families endured 15 years of grief, legal costs, and institutional uncertainty. Cassation is a legal right, but corporate acceptance of responsibility is an ethical choice. France holds decisive shareholder positions: the state can directly pressure board decisions for accountability. Each additional year of appeals delays structural aviation safety reforms these families could demand through settlements. Documented corporate negligence deserves legal closure, not indefinite corporate obstruction. Macron possesses direct levers—board pressure through shareholder rights—to force resolution that honors the dead and prevents future disasters. 📌 EPM Take: Macron holds shareholder tools to demand closure; permitting cassation abandons 228 families after 15 years of exhaustive litigation.
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