List of airlines banned in the European Union

The list of air carriers banned in the European Union is a list of airlines failing to meet regulatory oversight standards of the EU, and which are banned 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 16 June 2016.^[1]

Legal procedure

The process by which an air carrier is listed is laid out in Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and Council. It involves consultation among 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 periodic review.

In June of 2016, all restrictions on Malagasy Air Madagascar, Iranian Iran Air, Indonesian Lion Air, Citilink, Batik Air, and all Zambian airlines were removed from the list of air carriers banned in the EU.^[2]

List of air carriers

Banned airlines by country

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 except Equatorial Congo Airlines
Democratic Republic of the Congo	All
Djibouti	All
Equatorial Guinea	All
Eritrea	All
Gabon	All except Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon and Afrijet Business Service	Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon and Afrijet Business Service are subject to restrictions under Annex B.
Indonesia	All except Airfast Indonesia, Premiair, Garuda Indonesia, Citilink, Lion Air, Batik Air and Indonesia AirAsia
Iraq	Iraqi Airways
Kazakhstan	All except Air Astana
Kyrgyzstan	All
Liberia	All
Libya	All
Mozambique	All
Nepal	All
North Korea	Air Koryo	Air Koryo is subject to restrictions under Annex B, and is the only airline of North Korea.
São Tomé and Príncipe	All
Sierra Leone	All
Sudan	All
Syria	All
Suriname	Blue Wing Airlines

Annex B

Annex B of the EU list covers airlines which are restricted to operating only 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
Angola	TAAG Angola Airlines	All Boeing 777 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft currently on its AOC	Angola
Comoros	Comores Air Services	1 Let L-410 Turbolet registered D6-CAM	Comoros
Gabon	Afrijet Business Service	2 Dassault Falcon 50 registered TR-LGV, -LGY 2 Dassault Falcon 900 registered TR-AFJ, -AFR	Gabon
Gabon	Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon	1 Bombardier Challenger 600 registered TR-AAG 1 HS-125 registered ZS-AFG	Gabon South Africa
Iran	Iran Air	All aircraft except Fokker 100 and Boeing 747 currently on its AOC	Iran
North Korea	Air Koryo	2 Tupolev Tu-204s registered P-632, -633	North Korea

References

Sources

Regulations establishing the list

Citations

^ "List of airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union" (PDF). European Commission for Transport. European Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-airlines-eu-idUSKCN0Z20XE

External links

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")

[1] "List of airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union" (PDF). European Commission for Transport. European Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

[2] ttp://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-airlines-eu-idUSKCN0Z20XE

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