Appeals Court Clears Continental in Concorde Crash
Continental Airlines has been cleared, on appeal, of a manslaughter conviction for causing the July 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde near Paris.
Continental Airlines has been cleared, on appeal, of a manslaughter conviction for causing the July 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde near Paris.

A French appeals court has overturned the manslaughter verdict against Continental Airlines resulting from the July 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde soon after takeoff from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). The initial ruling held Continental liable for the accident on the grounds that maintenance errors caused a 16-inch piece of titanium to fall from one of the U.S. airline’s DC10s during its takeoff roll just moments before the Concorde's.