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Thread #134083 Message #3047294
Posted By: Chris B (Born Again Scouser)
06-Dec-10 - 06:04 AM
Thread Name: Concorde trial verdict
Subject: Concorde trial verdict
A French court has just found the American airline Continental guilty of csusing the 2000 Concorde crash in Paris. A mechanic whose negligence had cause the crash (a piece of metal from a DC-10 he was been repairing fell off and caused the damage that led to the crash) was given a 15-month suspended sentence. His boss was acquited. The airline was fined $175,000.