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   French investigating judges have decided that Air France will not be   
   prosecuted for the crash of flight AF447 in 2009. The crash is the result of   
   pilot errors, for which the airline cannot be held responsible.   
       
   The judges thereby go against the wishes of the public prosecutor who wants to   
   press the case against Air France, partly because the pilots were not well   
   trained.   
       
   Relatives of the 228 fatalities have informed the AP news agency that they are   
   appealing the decision. They are furious and call it "incomprehensible" that   
   Air France is not being prosecuted.   
       
   Flight AF447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009 during a flight   
   from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The crash with the Airbus A330-200 has caused a   
   lot of discussion for years. Initially, the accident was attributed to a   
   combination of technical and human failure. Later research put the blame more   
   emphatically on the pilots.   
       
   In 2012, researchers discovered that the crew was overwhelmed by the emergency   
   that arose from unreliable speed data due to a pitot tube clogged with ice. In   
   itself, the situation had been manageable, but the pilots did not properly   
   assess the situation which occured. The aircraft then stalled and crashed.   
       
   In line with the wishes of the public prosecutor, Airbus is also not   
   prosecuted for the crash.   
      
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