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Court decision of September 28, 2026

AH5017 crash: Swiftair convicted of involuntary manslaughter

The Paris Criminal Court found Spanish airline Swiftair guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the AH5017 crash case. The company was fined €225,000, the maximum penalty available.

Published September 28, 2026

Key facts

Swiftair was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
The court imposed a €225,000 fine, the maximum available.
The decision concerns the AH5017 crash, which killed 116 people on July 24, 2014.

At the court after the judgment

Un avocat en robe répond à une équipe de télévision dans le hall du tribunal — After the judgment, a lawyer speaks to the media at the Paris Judicial Court on September 28, 2026. Photo provided to AH5017.com.

Un avocat en robe échange avec des personnes près de la salle d’audience — Discussions near the courtroom after the September 28, 2026 judgment. Photo provided to AH5017.com.

Reason reported by the press

According to consistent reports published on September 28, the court found that Swiftair’s negligence in the crew’s initial and recurrent training had contributed with certainty to the accident.

Background

On July 24, 2014, flight AH5017 from Ouagadougou to Algiers crashed near Gossi, Mali. All 110 passengers and six crew members died. The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was operated by Swiftair and chartered by Air Algérie.

Distinct roles for Swiftair and Air Algérie

Swiftair operated the aircraft and supplied the crew. Air Algérie had chartered the aircraft for the route. The September 28 judgment concerns Swiftair’s criminal liability.

Companies involved and official websites

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Swiftair

Swiftair operated the aircraft and supplied the crew. It was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and fined €225,000 on September 28, 2026.

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Air Algérie

Air Algérie chartered the MD-83 for the Ouagadougou-Algiers route. Air Algérie is not the entity convicted by this judgment.

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Scope and limits

This summary is based on six consistent press reports published on the day of the judgment. The full decision was not found in the public sources consulted at publication time. Its detailed legal reasoning must be checked against the complete judgment when it becomes available.

Sources consulted

These six consistent reports state the same verdict and fine.

Articles published in the last 24 hours

Survey closed on September 28, 2026 at 12:23 p.m. Paris time, using Exa, Firecrawl and Parallel. It lists original press pages and identified republications since September 27 at 12:23 p.m. The web may continue to change.

After the judgment

Le Parisien28 septembre 2026, 10 h 21
Crash du vol Air Algérie : Swiftair condamnée pour homicides involontaires
Swissinfo / EFE28 septembre 2026, 10 h 29
Francia condena a 225.000 euros a la española Swiftair
El Mundo / EFE28 septembre 2026, 10 h 42
Francia condena a Swiftair a pagar 225.000 euros por el accidente aéreo
Africa Radio / AFP28 septembre 2026, 10 h 46
Crash du vol Ouagadougou-Alger : Swiftair condamnée à 225 000 euros
Le Télégramme / AFP28 septembre 2026, 10 h 47
Swiftair condamnée à la peine maximale de 225 000 euros d’amende
France 2428 septembre 2026
Crash du vol Ouagadougou-Alger : la compagnie Swiftair condamnée
RFI28 septembre 2026
Crash du vol AH5017 : Swiftair condamnée à la peine maximale
Ouest-France28 septembre 2026
Crash d’Air Algérie : Swiftair condamnée pour homicides involontaires
ICI / AFP28 septembre 2026, 11 h 28
Crash d’Air Algérie : Swiftair condamnée à une amende de 225 000 euros
20 Minutes28 septembre 2026
Swiftair condamnée à 225 000 euros pour homicides involontaires
Yahoo Actualités / 20 Minutes28 septembre 2026
Swiftair condamnée à une amende de 225 000 euros
EFE28 septembre 2026
Francia multa a Swiftair por el accidente aéreo con 116 muertos
7sur728 septembre 2026
Crash d’Air Algérie en 2014 : Swiftair condamnée à 225 000 euros
AeroTime28 septembre 2026
Paris court convicts Swiftair over 2014 Air Algérie AH5017 crash

Before the judgment

Mediapart / AFP28 septembre 2026, 0 h 05
Crash du Ouagadougou-Alger en 2014 : le tribunal de Paris rend sa décision
Le Télégramme28 septembre 2026
Crash du vol AH5017 : les proches d’une victime bretonne racontent leur combat
CNEWS28 septembre 2026, 7 h 31
Crash d’Air Algérie en 2014 : délibéré attendu ce lundi pour Swiftair
20 Minutes28 septembre 2026, 9 h 17
Crash du Ouagadougou-Alger : le tribunal de Paris rend sa décision