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demoleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-21-10 12:17 PM
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Concorde man faces suspended sentence over Paris crash
Source: bbc

French prosecutors are seeking a two-year suspended jail sentence for the ex-head of the Concorde programme Henri Perrier over the July 2000 crash outside Paris.

The prosecution is also seeking a fine of 175,000 euros (£150,00; $220,000) against Continental Airlines in the US.
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Mr Perrier, 80, is a former head of the Concorde division at Aerospatiale, now part of the aerospace company EADS.

He was accused at the trial of ignoring warning signs from a string of incidents on Concorde planes before the accident.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/10140035.stm
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