List of air carriers banned in the European Union

The list of air carriers banned in the European Union is a blacklist which includes airlines from countries with safety concerns due to alleged poor maintenance and regulatory oversight standards on the part of the EU, preventing them from entering the airspace of any member state. The first version of the list was published in 2006, on the legal basis of the Regulation No. 474/2006 of the European Commission, issued on 22 March of that year.

The current version of the list was published on 4 December 2012.^[1]

Legal procedure [edit]

The process by which an air carrier is blacklisted is laid out in Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and Council. It involves consultation between the regulatory agencies of the member states, the institutions of the European Community, the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of the air carrier concerned, and the air carrier itself. Before being listed, each air carrier has the right of appeal. The list is subject to periodical review.

List of air carriers [edit]

All air carriers banned from operating within EU

Country	Banned airlines	Notes
Afghanistan	all
Angola	all except TAAG Angola Airlines	TAAG Angola Airlines is subject to restrictions under Annex B
Benin	all
Republic of the Congo	all
DR Congo	all
Djibouti	all
Eritrea	all
Equatorial Guinea	all
Gabon	all except Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon	Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon are subject to restrictions under Annex B
Ghana	Meridian Airways
Honduras	Rollins Air
Indonesia	all except Airfast Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia, Mandala Airlines, and Indonesia AirAsia.
Kazakhstan	all except Air Astana	Air Astana is subject to restrictions under Annex B
Kyrgyzstan	all
Liberia	all
Mozambique	all
Philippines	all
Rwanda	Silverback Cargo Freighters
São Tomé and Príncipe	all
Sierra Leone	all
Sudan	all
Suriname	Blue Wing Airlines
Swaziland	all
Venezuela	Conviasa
Zambia	all

Annex B: List of air carriers of which operations are subject to operational restrictions in the EU [edit]

Annex B of the EU blacklist covers airlines which are restricted to only operating certain aircraft within the EU. Air carriers listed in Annex B could be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with. It includes the following airlines, with the airline license having been issued in the respective countries:

Country of operator	Restricted airlines	Aircraft permitted	Country of aircraft registry	Notes
Angola	TAAG Angola Airlines	5 Boeing 777s registered D2-TED,-TEE,-TEF,-TEG,-TEH; 4 Boeing 737-700s registered D2-TBF,-TBG,-TBH,-TBJ	Angola
Comoros	Comores Air Services	1 Let L-410 Turbolet registered D6-CAM	Comoros
Gabon	Afrijet	2 Dassault Falcon 50s registered TR-LGV,-LGY; and 2 Dassault Falcon 900s registered TR-AFJ,-AFR	Gabon	Afrijet is only allowed to use the specific aircraft mentioned for its current operations within the European Union.
Gabon	Gabon Airlines	1 Boeing 767-200 registered TR-LHP	Gabon	Gabon Airlines is only allowed to use the specific aircraft mentioned for its current operations within the European Community.
Gabon	Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon	1 Bombardier Challenger 600 registered TR-AAG, 1 HS-125 registered ZS-AFG	Gabon/ South Africa
Ghana	Airlift International	2 Douglas DC-8s registered 9G-TOP,-RAC	Ghana
Iran	Iran Air	14 Airbus A300s registered EP-IBA,-IBB,-IBC,-IBD,-IBG,-IBH,-IBI,-IBJ,-IBM,-IBN,-IBO,-IBS,-IBT,-IBV; 8 Airbus A310s registered EP-IBX,-IBZ,-ICE,-ICF,-IBK,-IBL,-IBP,-IBQ; 1 Boeing 737 registered EP-AGA	Iran	Iran Air is allowed to operate to the European Union using the specific aircraft under the conditions set out in recital (69) Regulation (EU) No 590/2010, OJ L 170, 6.7.2010, p. 15.
Kazakhstan	Air Astana	2 Boeing 767s registered P4-KCA,-KCB; 4 Boeing 757s registered P4-EAS,-FAS,-GAS,-MAS; 10 Airbus A319/A320/A321s registered P4-NAS,-OAS,-PAS,-SAS,-TAS,-UAS,-VAS,-WAS,-YAS,-XAS; 5 Fokker 50s registered P4-HAS,-IAS,-JAS,-KAS,-LAS	Aruba	Air Astana is only allowed to use the specific aircraft mentioned for its current operations within the European Union.
Madagascar	Air Madagascar	2 Boeing 737-300s registered 5R-MFH,-MFI; 2 ATR72s registered 5R-MJE,-MJF; 2 ATR 42s registered 5R-MJG,-MVT; 3 Twin Otters registered 5R-MGC,-MGD,-MGF	Madagascar
North Korea	Air Koryo	2 Tupolev Tu-204s registered P-632,-633	North Korea