AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCourtroom Reckoning: A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 Rio–Paris AF447 crash that killed 228, ordering the maximum €225,000 fine for each—another twist in a 17-year legal saga that families say still isn’t “enough.” Airport Disruption: LaGuardia is dealing with runway chaos after a sinkhole forced the closure of Runway 4/22, leaving only one runway in use and setting up Memorial Day delays. Legal/Consumer Pressure: South Africa’s FlySafair has been referred to the National Consumer Tribunal over alleged systematic overbooking/overselling. Travel-Trade Shift: easyJet is pitching a “flight-plus-hotel” city-break product that stays inside its own booking flow, while Advantage says Greece’s share jumped after suspending EES biometric checks for Brits. M&A Watch: Norse Atlantic has hired JP Morgan to review sale, merger, or partnership options as it navigates fuel-cost strain.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.