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List of airlines banned in the European Union

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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
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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
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aircraft of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with. The list includes the following airlines, with the
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Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent access to the airports of cargo flights operated by Syrian carriers and flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines.
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was banned from European Union airspace, "pending confirmation that it meets international air safety standards", but the ban was lifted on 16 October 2019.
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was "put under heightened scrutiny because of signs of a decrease in safety oversight", and a new update to the list was published on the next day.
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announced that Russian owned, Russian registered or Russian controlled aircraft would not be permitted to take-off, land, or overfly EU airspace.
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reportedly passed an initial online EASA Safety Audit with in-person visit by EASA team scheduled for late November 2023. As of 30 November 2023,
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was added to the list because of "unaddressed safety deficiencies." No further details were given at the time.
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Annex B of the EU list covers airlines which are restricted to operating only certain aircraft within the EU.
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authorisation to operate to the EU member states for a period of 6 months to Europe after the crash of flight
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Questions and answers on the list of air carriers subject to an operating ban in the EU (the "black list")
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The process by which an air carrier is listed is laid out in Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the
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not already removed from the list were removed from the list of air carriers banned in the EU.
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Banned - Single authority for aviation regulation and operation creates conflict of interest.
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Banned air carriers could be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using
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Gurt, Marat; Auyezov, Olzhas; Goodman, David (17 October 2019).
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were removed from the list of air carriers banned in the EU.
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Banned in 2010 for lacking a viable aviation safety regime.
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Banned as part of the general EU sanctions against Syria.
1473:"Media: EU bans Turkish airline due to links with Russia" 1451:"Ukraine invasion: EU shuts airspace to Russian planes" 1206:"EU, US and UK operations: PIA has to wait until July" 1512: 1039:"Venezuelan airline barred from European Union skies" 1161:"PIA banned from flying to EU states for six months" 1047:. Associated Press. 30 November 2007. Archived from 1385:"Europe bans all Afghan airlines from its airspace" 1138: 1136: 165:'s airlines were removed from the list, while the 205:In response to the government of Belarus forcing 249:having been issued in the respective countries: 209:to divert and land in Minsk to arrest dissident 459:operates flights to Madrid via a wetlease with 55: Some airlines under Annex B restrictions. 1282:"PIA likely to get nod for Europe, UK flights" 1204:Nazar, Wasim Iqbal | Nuzhat (16 March 2021). 8: 1504:Directorate-General for Energy and Transport 202:does not figure on the EU Air Safety List. 510:is subject to restrictions under Annex B. 251: 835: 28: 1519: 1107:"EU lifts ban on Turkmenistan Airlines" 990: 1577:Airlines banned in the European Union 1475:. 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Index

List of air carriers banned in the EU

European Union
air carriers
airspace
member states
Regulation
European Commission
European Parliament
Council
Air Madagascar
Iran Air
Lion Air
Citilink
Batik Air
all Zambian airlines
Avior Airlines
Venezuela
Indonesian airlines
Turkmenistan Airlines
Gabon
Armenian
Civil Aviation Committee
Syria
Pakistan International Airlines
PK8303
PIA Pilot License scandal
PIA
PIA
Ryanair Flight 4978

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