This is about nothing but Air France trying to shift blame. They want to blame America for bringing down the mighty concorde. I must say after driving trucks into and out of quebec years ago, and dealing with the french thought processes, this actually doesnt surprise me. The bigger issue here is the possible precedent it might set into international law. This could have big consequences for generations, all to allow a couple Air France executives to try to "save face"...They would never admit that they knew for years about problems with the Concorde.