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Last update: 4 hours agoCourtroom Shock: A Paris appeals court has overturned earlier acquittals and found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 Rio–Paris AF447 crash, ordering €225,000 maximum fines for each firm and reigniting a 17-year legal fight for the families of 228 victims. Consumer Crackdown: South Africa’s consumer watchdog has referred FlySafair to a tribunal over alleged systematic overbooking/overselling—reportedly averaging up to 5,000 passengers in months reviewed—accusing the airline of breaching multiple consumer protection rules. Fuel-Fear Reassurance: easyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis told UK media there are “no issues” with jet fuel supply and no plans for extra charges on already-booked summer trips, even as the Iran-linked fuel squeeze keeps pressure on European schedules. Capacity Moves: SATA is reinforcing winter Azores operations with 16 more weekly flights, while analysts warn Europe may still see further capacity cuts. Security & Geopolitics: The US unsealed criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown, as military tensions also flare with another “dangerously close” RAF–Russian intercept report.
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