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These 30 photographs and two video versions were recorded on the morning of September 28, 2026 at the Paris courthouse, on the day of the Swiftair judgment in the Air Algérie AH5017 case.

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Air Algérie marketed flight AH5017, which Swiftair operated. The September 28, 2026 judgment found Swiftair guilty of involuntary manslaughter. These photographs document the courthouse and conversations around the hearing.

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Sébastien Busy, lawyer for victims’ families and their associations, reacts to the Swiftair judgment. The original audio is French; subtitles are available in French or English. Duration: 1 min 18.1 s.

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French and English transcripts of the statement. The video retains the original French audio.

Français

Nous venons donc d'avoir la décision rendue par le tribunal correctionnel de Paris dans le procès de la société Swiftair, qui opérait un vol pour la compagnie Air Algérie entre le Burkina Faso et Alger.

Cette société espagnole, Swiftair, est déclarée coupable de l'infraction d'homicide involontaire. Le tribunal a estimé que la société avait commis plusieurs fautes dans la formation et le suivi de la formation de ses pilotes, qui n'a pas permis à ces derniers de pouvoir identifier la situation de décrochage, et qui n'a accompli aucun des gestes nécessaires à la récupération de l'appareil.

Le tribunal a aussi estimé que ces fautes étaient en lien certain avec la survenance de cet accident. C'est la raison pour laquelle elle déclare la société Swiftair coupable du délit d'homicide involontaire, condamne la société à 225 000 euros d'amende, qui est le maximum prévu par la loi pénale française.

Elle condamne aussi Swiftair à rembourser l'institution judiciaire française de l'ensemble des frais qu'elle a exposés. Et elle statue sur des dommages et intérêts concernant notamment les associations de familles de victimes.

C'est une décision qui est satisfaisante et qui constitue évidemment, pour les familles de victimes, un grand soulagement : que d'avoir le nom d'une personne responsable dans ce drame qui a endeuillé tant de pays et tant de nationalités.

English

We have just received the decision handed down by the Paris Criminal Court in the trial of the company Swiftair, which operated a flight for Air Algérie between Burkina Faso and Algiers.

The Spanish company Swiftair has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The court held that the company had committed several faults in the training and monitoring of its pilots' training, which did not enable them to identify the stall situation, and that no necessary action was taken to recover the aircraft.

The court also held that these faults were directly linked to the occurrence of the accident. For that reason, it found Swiftair guilty of involuntary manslaughter and fined the company €225,000, which is the maximum provided for under French criminal law.

It also ordered Swiftair to reimburse the French justice system for all the costs it incurred. It ruled on damages concerning, in particular, victims' family associations.

This is a satisfactory decision and obviously represents, for the victims' families, a great relief: to have a responsible party identified in this tragedy, which left so many countries and nationalities in mourning.