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]
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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]
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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 |
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| TAAG Angola Airlines | 5 Boeing 777s registered D2-TED,-TEE,-TEF,-TEG,-TEH; 4 Boeing 737-700s registered D2-TBF,-TBG,-TBH,-TBJ | |||
| Comores Air Services | 1 Let L-410 Turbolet registered D6-CAM | |||
| Afrijet | 2 Dassault Falcon 50s registered TR-LGV,-LGY; and 2 Dassault Falcon 900s registered TR-AFJ,-AFR | Afrijet is only allowed to use the specific aircraft mentioned for its current operations within the European Union. | ||
| Gabon Airlines | 1 Boeing 767-200 registered TR-LHP | Gabon Airlines is only allowed to use the specific aircraft mentioned for its current operations within the European Community. | ||
| Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon | 1 Bombardier Challenger 600 registered TR-AAG, 1 HS-125 registered ZS-AFG | |||
| Airlift International | 2 Douglas DC-8s registered 9G-TOP,-RAC | |||
| 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 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. | ||
| 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 | Air Astana is only allowed to use the specific aircraft mentioned for its current operations within the European Union. | ||
| 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 | |||
| Air Koryo | 2 Tupolev Tu-204s registered P-632,-633 |
See also [edit]
Sources [edit]
- Regulations establishing the list
- Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2005 on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 of 22 March 2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Fly Well portal at the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
- Questions and answers on the list of air carriers subject to an operating ban in the EU (the "black list")