EC Updates its Airline Blacklist

The European Commission recently issued the ninth update of the so-called blacklist of airlines that are banned from flying into the countries of the European Union due to safety concerns. The EC added Cambodia’s Siem Reap Airways International to its previous list published in July. At the same time, the EC extended the ban on TAAG Angola Airlines to all airlines certified in Angola on the basis of "significant safety concerns" raised by ICAO in its audit report of 1st October 2008, which still remain open and affect the safety of operations of all Angolan carriers. The EC decided to maintain the ban on all operations of Ukraine Mediterranean Airlines and Ukraine Cargo Airways as the airlines have not proven the successful implementation of corrective actions for the permanent resolution of previously detected safety deficiencies.