Overview

• Proceedings open Monday for a two‑month hearing before the Paris Court of Appeal, scheduled to run through November 27.
• Air France and Airbus are tried for involuntary manslaughter and face fines up to €225,000, with both companies denying criminal fault.
• The first month is reserved for witnesses and experts, with company representatives due to be questioned starting October 27.
• Out of 489 civil parties in the first trial, 281 have joined the appeal as families seek judicial clarity after 228 deaths.
• Investigators traced the sequence to Pitot‑probe icing in the Pot au Noir causing unreliable speeds, loss of control, a stall, and impact four minutes and 23 seconds later.