Concorde crash convictions are overturned
It ruled that their mistakes did not make them legally responsible for the deaths.
The crash hastened the end for the already-faltering supersonic Concorde, synonymous with hi-tech luxury but a commercial failure. The programme, jointly operated by Air France and British Airways, was taken out of service in 2003.
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Hide AdIn the accident, on July 25, 2000, the jet crashed into a hotel near Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport soon after taking off, killing all 109 people aboard and four on the ground. Most of the victims were German.