Paris CNN Business —The trial of two of France’s biggest companies began Monday over the crash of Air France flight 447 in 2009 that killed 228 passengers and crew.
Air France denied the company was responsible for the crash and said the charges should again be dismissed.
The Air France A330 aircraft plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in June 2009.
It was a problem that had affected a few Airbus aircraft in the past, but one which the company had not corrected.
Air France stands accused of failing to train pilots on how to respond to the kind of situation the crew faced.