List of air carriers banned in the European Union

The list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union (also: black list ) is a list of the European Commission, are listed in the air carrier,

Content

It lists both individual air carriers, as also referred to as countries whose there admitted companies generally non-EU countries are allowed to fly. The list also applies in Switzerland.

The lock of airlines of entire countries will be considered only if the state airlines in its territory can not monitor in accordance with international safety standards or wants. The disabled Airlines have opportunity to react and to work out that the reason for the lock is removed. The Congolese airline flyCongo announced in March of 2012, six obsolete aircraft to scrap public and media attention to gain the confidence of the European Community after the plane crash of July 2011 (74 dead) back.

When testing an operating ban following points should be observed:

  • Evidence of serious safety deficiencies of an air carrier, as a result of ramp inspections, operating bans from third countries or of information on incidents that indicate latent systemic safety deficiencies.
  • Lack of ability or willingness of an air carrier to address safety deficiencies such as lack of transparency in security matters or inadequate plans to address identified safety deficiencies
  • Lack of ability or willingness of the authorities to address safety deficiencies, such as lack of international cooperation after safety concerns were raised, or lack of ability to enforce the relevant safety standards.

In addition, regular fare operating bans against air carriers, the safeguarding and proper performance of the required maintenance intervals can not prove in particular the use of obsolete aircraft. Applications for registration can provide airports and air traffic control systems in the EU countries, the Commission may also on its own initiative, at present reason to impose flight bans.

The list will be published in March 2006, where it is updated about every three months. Will publish the list in the Official Journal of the European Union. There are also online versions on the Internet. Also have travel agencies and airports from the current state of knowledge.

For compliance with the regulatory Euro Control ensures headquartered in Brussels. The European air traffic control monitors the entire upper airspace in the EU. They checked the registration of each aircraft that penetrates into European airspace, and compares these with the entries on the blacklist. However, the decision on the onward flight or sanctions are, at the European national authorities, for Germany at the Luftfahrt -Bundesamt.

Legal bases

  • 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 an operating ban, and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the air carrier, and repealing Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/EC
  • Regulation (EC ) No 473 /2006 of 22 March 2006 laying down implementing rules for the Chapter II of Regulation ( EC) No 2111/ 2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council referred to Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban in Community an operating ban

Regulations establishing the list

  • Regulation (EC ) No 474 /2006 of 22 March 2006 laying down in Chapter II of Regulation (EC ) No 2111/ 2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council referred to Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban in the Community operating ban
  • Regulation ( EC) No 910/ 2006 of 20 June 2006 amending Regulation ( EC) No 474/ 2006 laying down in Chapter II of Regulation (EC ) No 2111/ 2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council called Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community an operating ban.
  • Regulation ( EC) No 1543 /2006 of 12 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC ) No 474/ 2006 laying down in Chapter II of Regulation (EC ) No 2111/ 2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by Regulation (EC ) No 910/2006 called Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community are subject to an operating ban (Text with EEA relevance )
  • (EC ) No 235 /2007 of 5 March 2007 amending Regulation ( EC) No 474/ 2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community ( Text with EEA relevance with EEA relevance)
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