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A French court has cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of "involuntary manslaughter", upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an Atlantic storm almost 14 years ago.
All 228 people aboard the Airbus died when it crashed into the ocean after leaving Brazil, and a Paris court says neither the carrier nor the plane maker can be blamed.
The two France-based companies went on trial in October to determine their responsibility for the worst aviation disaster in Air France's history, which left all 228 people on board flight AF447 dead
The ruling, which was expected after prosecutors recommended to the Paris court not to seek a conviction, is being considered as a huge blow for families of victims who have waged a 14-year campaign for justice