Harmony Jets and Harmony Aircraft Services Cease All Operations
According to information obtained by the editorial team of the BLACKLIST.AERO registry, Harmony Jets and Harmony Aircraft Services have completely ceased operations.
The action was initiated by the French Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC), which requested that Organisme pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation Civile (OSAC) conduct an unscheduled audit of Harmony Aircraft Services, a Part-145 maintenance organization, at its base at Lyon–Bron Airport.
The audit was conducted as a reaction to the investigation into the crash of a Dassault Falcon 50, registration 9H-DFS, operated by Harmony Jets, which occurred on 23 December 2025.
The accident resulted in the deaths of eight people: five passengers, including a Libyan military delegation led by Mohammed al‑Haddad, and three crew members.
The inspection revealed a number of serious violations. In particular, OSAC raised four Level-1 findings against the Part-145 organization and one Level-1 finding against the AOC.
The BLACKLIST.AERO editorial team expects to obtain the official audit report in the near future.
As of today, the Part-145 certificate FR.145.0597, issued to Harmony Aircraft Services in France, still appears valid. However, last Friday, 13 March, all employees of Harmony Aircraft Services received termination notices.
These systemic violations prompted an appeal to the aviation authorities of Malta regarding the suspension of flight operations of Harmony Jets.
At present, AOC MT-38, issued to Harmony Jets, also still appears valid. However, on 23 February, all company pilots were instructed to leave Harmony Jets aircraft wherever they were located at that moment.
Given the level of protection that, in my own experience, the Maltese aviation authorities have extended to Harmony Jets—often turning a blind eye to the company’s numerous violations—it is unlikely that swift action should be expected. At the very least, it is doubtful that Transport Malta will revoke the company’s AOC before the investigative commission publishes its final report on the crash of 9H-DFS.
For the moment, I will refrain from commenting in detail on the causes of the accident, which are becoming increasingly clear. Let us wait for the final conclusions of the investigation.
However, it is already known that DGAC has raised concerns with the Maltese aviation authorities regarding deficiencies in their oversight system.
In this context, I have a question for the Chief Executive Officer of Transport Malta, Kurt Farrugia:
“Mr. Farrugia, the law firm Deguara & Farrugia Advocates, which has been defending the interests of Harmony Jets for several years, must be very busy these days, isn’t it?”
One more detail: the last CAMO manager resigned from Harmony Jets immediately after aircraft 9H-DFS underwent maintenance (between 1 and 9 December 2025).
Two weeks after that maintenance event, on 23 December 2025, immediately after takeoff, the pilots reported via radio that the aircraft had lost all electrical power and requested an emergency landing.
Three minutes later, communication with the crew was lost forever.
Artem Degtiarov, Chief editor at BLACKLIST.AERO
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