Airbus and Air France face criminal trial over Rio-Paris crash

The investigation found that multiple factors contributed to the crash of Flight 447

The crash was the worst in Air France history, killing people of 33 nationalities and leading to changes in air safety regulations (Eraldo Peres/AP)

Airbus and Air France are going on trial on manslaughter charges over the crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in 2009 that plunged into the Atlantic amid thunderstorms, killing all 228 people on board and leading to changes in air safety regulations.

The worst plane crash in Air France history killed people of 33 nationalities, and families from around the world are among the plaintiffs in the case. They have fought for more than a decade to see the case come to trial.