Dubai, UAE, nineteenth December 2025, Airways Aviation Group points this assertion to offer readability and transparency to all stakeholders — together with college students, cadets, workers, airline companions, regulators, suppliers and collectors — concerning the present place of Airways Aviation Academy France following the felony arson assault at Montpellier–Méditerranée Worldwide Airport in Might 2025.
Background
Within the early hours of 20 Might 2025, Airways Aviation France was the sufferer of a severe felony assault following an illegal breach of the secured airside perimeter at Montpellier–Méditerranée Worldwide Airport. As a direct consequence, a number of Airways Aviation Group plane had been destroyed, along with related operational and technical gear.
The incident brought about instant and materials disruption to native operations and resulted in a major operational and monetary influence on the European section of the Group. Airways Aviation France bears no duty for the incident and is a direct sufferer of a felony act, the implications of which had been extreme, enduring and proceed to compound.
The character, scale and site of the assault — occurring inside the secured confines of a world airport — are with out precedent in France and, probably, inside Europe. The matter stays topic to an ongoing police investigation, and the Group continues to cooperate totally with the related authorities.
For the avoidance of doubt, the incident didn’t come up from, nor was it associated to, any failure of the Firm’s Security Administration System (SMS), coaching governance, operational management or regulatory compliance. All approvals, oversight preparations and security assurance processes relevant to permitted coaching organisations (ATO) remained in power, and the Group has maintained proactive and clear engagement with EASA and the related nationwide competent authorities all through.
Operational and Monetary Affect
The measures carried out relate solely to the French entity and come up immediately from the implications of the felony arson assault and illegal airside breach in Might 2025. The destruction of plane resulted in a direct discount in operational capability and income, whereas fastened and ongoing prices continued to accrue, creating consequential results throughout sure European operations.
Money-flow pressures had been initially localised in France however, over subsequent months, have affected different European entities, principally in relation to the timing of settlement of exterior creditor obligations and intra-group balances. These results are a direct and foreseeable consequence of the incident and related losses, reasonably than any deficiency in operational administration.
The Group’s Finnish operations have been disproportionately impacted, having sustained the loss and extreme injury of coaching plane and experiencing constraints on anticipated inter-company money flows because of the disruption inside the French entity. Extra broadly, the incident affected plane owned by a number of Group entities, together with these integrated in France, Finland and the United Arab Emirates. Insurance coverage and restoration claims stay ongoing and unresolved.
However the numerous disruption, liquidity stress and non permanent discount in coaching capability inside elements of Europe, these impacts don’t mirror the underlying asset energy, operational resilience or long-term strategic outlook of the Airways Aviation Group globally.
Authorized Rights and Restoration
Airways Aviation France, along with related Group entities, has reserved and continues to order all authorized rights arising from the occasions of 20 Might 2025. The Group is actively pursuing acceptable authorized, contractual and insurance coverage treatments in respect of the very substantial losses and consequential damages sustained.
Whereas the Group is not going to remark publicly on the detailed substance or procedural standing of ongoing or potential proceedings, it confirms that formal authorized claims have been served and that the quantum of losses being pursued is materials and measured within the tens of tens of millions of euros. All rights are expressly reserved.
Dedication to College students, Workers and Companions
The security, schooling and profession development of scholars and cadets stay paramount. Airways Aviation Group continues to have interaction immediately, transparently and constructively with college students, workers, airline companions and different stakeholders to make sure continuity of coaching, readability of communication and acceptable tutorial, operational and pastoral help.
Regardless of the pressures arising from the incident, the Group stays totally dedicated to delivering high-quality, regulatory-compliant aviation coaching throughout its world community. Pupil development, examination integrity, certification requirements and teacher oversight proceed to be maintained in accordance with relevant regulatory approvals.
International Group Place
Airways Aviation Group stays a number one worldwide aviation schooling and coaching organisation with a powerful world footprint and long-standing relationships throughout airline, defence and authorities sectors. The occasions in France don’t diminish the Group’s coaching requirements, regulatory approvals, world partnerships or long-term strategic targets.
The Group is actively endeavor planning and restructuring inside its European operations to make sure an environment friendly, sustainable and appropriately scaled platform, whereas persevering with to fulfill all relevant regulatory, security and high quality necessities.
Airways Aviation Group thanks its college students, cadets, workers, airline companions and the broader aviation neighborhood for his or her professionalism, help and understanding throughout this difficult interval.
Additional updates will likely be supplied as acceptable.
