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Crash of flight AH5017 of Air Algérie in 2014 in Mali: Swiftair fined 225,000 euros for involuntary manslaughter

September 29, 2026ECOTIMESecotimesdz.comTranslated from French
Crash of flight AH5017 of Air Algérie in 2014 in Mali: Swiftair fined 225,000 euros for involuntary manslaughter

Spanish pilots of the MD-83 of Air Algérie – operated by the Spanish company Swiftair – who crashed in Mali, did not activate the anti-icing system of the pressure probes, according to investigators cited by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The Spanish airline Swiftair was fined 225,000 € for involuntary manslaughter – the maximum penalty provided by French law – after the crash of flight AH5017 of Air Algérie in 2014, which claimed the lives of 116 people on board, including 54 French and 6 Spanish crew members, reported in its latest edition.

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