Foreword by the Chairman of the Board of Directors

Safety is and remains the cornerstone of skeyes’ societal mission. For the Board of Directors, it is the starting point of every strategic choice and every investment decision. The 2025 results confirm that this clear priority translates into sustainable performance.

In an aviation environment that is growing again and becoming increasingly complex, skeyes has demonstrated that high performance is fully compatible with the most stringent safety standards. The fact that 2025 was entirely free of Category A and Category B incidents is an exceptional achievement. The fact that this has been achieved for the second time in less than ten years is testament to the strength of our safety management system and a deeply rooted safety culture.

The Board of Directors considers it its responsibility to provide structural support for this culture. Safety requires continuous investment in human resources, technology and processes. It also requires foresight: anticipating changing traffic flows, new technologies and external risks. Strategic projects such as the modernisation of the ATM system and further civil-military integration are therefore essentially safety projects.

In addition, sustainability has become a fully-fledged strategic pillar. Obtaining the GreenATM Level 4 accreditation confirms that skeyes is internationally recognised as a pioneer in environmentally conscious air traffic management. For us, this means that sustainability remains structurally integrated into governance, long-term planning and investment decisions.

The solid financial basis under the current management contract ensures the necessary stability to realise these priorities. After all, stability is not an end in itself, but a prerequisite for permanently embedding safety, innovation and sustainability.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank all our employees for their professionalism, expertise and sense of responsibility. Their daily commitment makes it possible to uphold safety not only as a principle, but as a tangible reality. Together, we continue to build a safe, reliable and future-oriented Belgian airspace, in the interest of society and future generations.

Laurent Vrijdaghs

Chairman of the Board of Directors of skeyes