巴黎法院裁定Swiftair对2014年阿尔及利亚航空在马里北部坠毁并造成116人死亡的事故负有企业过失杀人罪责。
A Paris court has found Swiftair guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2014 Air Algerie crash that killed 116 people in northern Mali.
周一，一名法国法官在年初为期三周的审判后，判处这家西班牙航空公司支付法国最高额度的22.5万欧元（约合25.6万美元）企业过失杀人罚款。
On Monday, a French judge ordered the Spanish airline to pay the maximum fine in France of 225,000 euros ($256,000) for corporate manslaughter after a three-week trial earlier this year.
阿尔及利亚航空AH5017航班于2014年7月从布基纳法索首都瓦加杜古飞往阿尔及利亚阿尔及尔，起飞不到一小时后坠毁，机上人员全部遇难。
Air Algerie Flight AH5017 was flying from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to Algiers, Algeria when it crashed less than an hour after takeoff in July 2014, killing everyone on board.
这架由Swiftair拥有的麦道MD-83飞机由该西班牙航空公司代表阿尔及利亚航空公司运营。调查人员称，由于防冰系统未开启，飞机在遭遇冰雹时失速。
The Swiftair-owned McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was operated by the Spanish airline on behalf of the Algerian carrier. Investigators said the aircraft went into a stall when it was hit by ice as an anti-icing system remained switched off.
周一，法院表示Swiftair在冰况条件下的培训中存在“疏忽”，对此负有责任。
On Monday, the court said “negligence” in Swiftair’s training with icy conditions had played a role.
机长未能完成充分的熟练度检查，而机组人员在一段不活跃期后也缺乏所需的复训飞行。
The captain had failed to complete an adequate proficiency check, while the crew lacked the required refresher flights following a period of inactivity.
代表一组亲属的律师塞巴斯蒂安·布西表示：“这一裁决让那些为寻求正义而抗争了12年多的家属们感到宽慰。”该航空公司有10天的时间对裁决提出上诉。
“This ruling comes as a relief to families who have been fighting for more than 12 years for justice to be done,” said Sebastien Busy, a lawyer representing a group of relatives. The airline has 10 days to appeal the ruling.
Swiftair曾试图以西班牙法院此前已驳回此案且未提出任何指控为由，要求撤销审判。
Swiftair attempted to have the trial dropped on the grounds that a Spanish court previously dismissed the case without any charges.
Swiftair在发给法新社的一份声明中重申，审判本不应进行，且其已遵守安全规定。
In a statement to AFP, Swiftair reiterated that the trial should not have gone ahead and that safety regulations had been followed.
这是继今年早些时候法国航空和空客因2009年一架从里约热内卢飞往巴黎的客机坠毁事故被裁定负有企业过失杀人罪责后，法国第二次有航空公司被认定犯有此罪。该事故导致机上228人全部遇难，是法国历史上最严重的航空灾难。
The ruling marks the second time an airline has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter in France after Air France and Airbus were both found guilty earlier this year over the 2009 crash of a jetliner flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The crash killed all 228 people on board, marking the worst aviation disaster in French history.