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List of airlines banned in the European Union

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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]

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 Notes
 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

See also

References

Sources

Regulations establishing the list

Citations

  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. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-airlines-eu-idUSKCN0Z20XE