EU black list includes airlines which are not deemed to achieving the Union’s security standards. In many cases, these are entire countries where airlines do not fulfill the necessary requirements for security, writes Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
EU update comes shortly after the US aviation authority FAA downgraded its view of the air safety of Thai airlines, but such an assessment is made not by the EU. European Aviation Safety Agency, EASA, however, writes in a press release that it monitors the development of the country’s airlines and to continuing to work with the Thai authorities to reinforce aviation safety in the country.
The new list contains 240 airlines, mostly from Africa or Asia. That is 51 fewer than in the previous list. No European or American companies are on the black list.
Countries where the airlines are blacklisted:
Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Liberia, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mozambique, Nepal, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Zambia, Kazakhstan (except Air Astana) and Indonesia ( except Garuda Airfast, Ekspres Transportasi Air Asia and Indonesia).
Individual airlines are blacklisted:
Blue Wing Airlines (Suriname) and Iraqi Airways.
Individual airlines with a limited authorization:
Taag Angola Air Services Comores, Afrijet Business Service (Gabon), Nouvelle Air Affaires (Gabon), Gabon SN2AG (South Africa), Iran Air, Air Koryo (North Korea) and Air Madagascar.
