Crossair executives indicted for homicide by neglect
A Swiss federal prosecutor last month indicted six former managers of defunct regional airline Crossair for homicide by neglect in connection with the cras

A Swiss federal prosecutor last month indicted six former managers of defunct regional airline Crossair for homicide by neglect in connection with the crash of an Avro RJ100 on Nov. 24, 2001, during final approach to Zurich Airport. Although the prosecutor’s office did not reveal the names of the managers, the press was quick to announce that Crossair founder Moritz Suter and former CEO Andre Dose, as well as former flight operations chief Thomas Brandt, were among them. The crash killed 24 of the 33 people on the aircraft, including both pilots.

The information comes from a press release by the prosecutor and the published list of upcoming trials. A trial scheduled to start on May 5 indicates proceedings against six executives of Crossair “for having employed a pilot with known shortcomings who caused the crash through faulty conduct.”