…
For nothing
And incredibly unrealistic end with no, nada, zilch, rien charges sought by the prosecution team:
The prosecution did not request any conviction against Airbus and Air France, Wednesday, December 7. He felt that he was “not in a position to request the conviction” of the two companies tried for involuntary homicides after the crash of the Rio-Paris flight, in which 228 people died on June 1, 2009.
The guilt of the companies “seems to him impossible to demonstrate”. “We know that this position will most likely be inaudible to the civil parties,” said the prosecutor in conclusion, to the boos of the families of the victims. In the courtroom, some stood up shouting “lie” or “shame” at the end of the indictment, reports our journalist present at the hearing.
“The prosecution has dishonored itself
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/justice-proces/proces-du-crash…
Just that everyone understands what’s going on here, they are just telling pilots who confronted the same issue, in similar circumstances, on the same type of plane, that their professionalism and courage doesn’t matter.
For what concern airliners, airlines, it’s the same thing: death is an adjustment variable that doesn’t matter at the end.
Engineers, managers are then irresponsibles for their faulty professionalism or lack of prudence…
If you have ever wondered where hell should be, geographically, it’s certainly somewhere b/w Rio and Paris… That’s where death and suffering* isn’t worth a french whisper.
*think a minute at the horrendous agony of Af447 passengers, their plane tilted nose up, feeling the sensation of vertical descent like you do in a lifter, plunged in pitch dark that is only interrupted by lightning bolts outside, shaken by turbulences, bracing for impact with the panic rising seconds after seconds…
And now, if it happens to you one day, you would have to compose with this grinding feelings of the lack of justice that will kill you a thousand time more, somewhere in Paris, France.
Added Rafale given away to the Croatian AF.
New entry:
24 M2K for 27M€ for India
Out of the 24 fighters, 13 are in complete condition with engine and airframe intact with eight of them (nearly half a squadron) ready to fly after servicing. The remaining 11 fighters are partially complete but with fuel tanks and ejection seats, which will be scavenged to secure parts for IAF’s two existing squadrons of the fighter.
[…]
IAF has initialled a contract worth 27 million euros to buy the fighters, eight of which are in ready-to-fly condition, the people cited above added. That works out to a per-aircraft acquisition cost of 1.125 million euros. The people cited above said the aircraft will soon be shipped to India in containers.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iaf-to-bolster-fighter-fleet-…
Single pilot trial reach large turboprop freighters:
https://theaircurrent.com/technology/fedex-and-sikorsky-quietly-begin-s…
Airbus and Air France would finally be prosecuted after appeal granted:
https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_rebondissement-dans-le-dossier-du…
EDIT (210828):
Appeal from Airbus and Air France was finally rejected open the possibility for prosecutions
https://www.air-journal.fr/2021-08-27-crash-du-vol-af447-air-france-et-…
The bazaar is still open: the remaining Mirage F1 and Alphajet will undoubtedly be the (cheap) crown jewels
https://www.air-cosmos.com/article/arme-de-lair-surplus-saisir-24133
Both gov owned 340 on sale finally went for under 1M€ both!
A great start in 2021 for their new owner….
2 A340 ex-FrAF airframe with b/w 60 to 80k flight hours sold for the jaw dropping asking price of 80K€ each
https://simpleflying.com/french-a340s-for-sale/
You are absolutely right. I refrained from posting earlier not believing that this could possibly happen again, but yes, the surrending of 12 airframe for 400M€ as suggested by the news media La Tribune, a generally well informed paper on defense matters blow away any doubt that this deal qualifies to be on the list….
400M€ is half what Romania agreed to paid for a similar amount of much older Israelis F-16I (they went with Portuguese F-16 instead for a similar amount)…
https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-def…
The amazingness still keep me in awe:
““I’ve been here for 10 years and Draken has been here since 2011, but this is a first,” Eugene Conrad, airport director said.”
Casing suggests a Royal Jordanian AF from where planes were bought.

Amazingly, among the lot Draken International got, there was an unexpected live Super 530(F?) missile:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/17/macdill-eod…
You’ve to wonder how many loose 530 are still out there?
ATAC is the one more Satisfied customer (finally the F-1 got to get the [aftermarket] deal of the Century!) :
We’re impressed every day with the condition of the former French equipment (such as this engine trolley) and the obvious care the Armée de l’Air took in maintaining these beautiful aircraft. We would like to thank the French military who maintained and flew the Mirage F1!
https://twitter.com/ATACTextron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetemb…
Dutch government to file suit against Russia over downing of MH17
The Dutch government on Friday said it would file a suit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights over the downing of Malaysia Airlines passenger flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago.

Greek M2K brackets Turk F-16 in dogfight (thankfully that time only testosterone was exchanged in the fight) :
https://twitter.com/i/status/1257601054440656896
Notice how the Mirage seems to have better roll authority than a Rafale at high alpha.