Demand that Continental is fined over Concorde crash
PROSECUTORS in Paris have demanded that Continental Airlines should be fined 175,000 (£152,110) for manslaughter over its role in the 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde plane which killed 113 people.
The Concorde caught fire as it left Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, on 25 July, 2000 and crashed minutes later.
Investigators believe a Continental DC10 triggered the disaster when a small metal strip fell from it on to the runway. This punctured the Concorde's tyres during take-off, spraying debris into the under-wing fuel tanks and sparking the fire.
Prosecutors said yesterday they were seeking a two-year suspended prison sentence for Henri Perrier, an 80-year-old former Concorde director who headed the plane's testing programme.
Perrier and Continental have denied any wrongdoing. Continental has questioned the safety record of the ageing Concorde as part of its defence.
Air France has escaped blame for the disaster.
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