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The EU Air Safety List

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Banned Airlines or with Restrictions

The EU Air Safety List is a crucial tool for maintaining aviation safety standards within Europe, consisting of two distinct sections:
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  1. Annex A (Banned Airlines): This list enumerates all airlines that are prohibited from operating in Europe due to not meeting specific safety standards or regulatory requirements. Airlines on this list are completely banned from European airspace.
  2. Annex B (Airlines with Operational Restrictions): This list details airlines that are allowed to operate in Europe but under certain conditions or restrictions, often due to partial compliance with safety standards or specific concerns that need to be addressed.

Both lists are subject to regular reviews and updates to reflect the evolving nature of airline operations and safety standards. The updated lists are then published in the Official Journal of the European Union to ensure transparency and accessibility.
It's crucial for users, including passengers, airline operators, and regulatory bodies, to consult the most recent version of the EU Air Safety List before making any decisions or taking actions. This ensures that the information is accurate and up-to-date, reflecting the latest safety assessments and regulatory decisions.


Information notice
  • The EU Safety List (i.e. "Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community") is a list of airlines which the European Commission, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 December 2005on 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 carrier and on the basis of the advice of the EU Air Safety Committee, decided to subject to either a complete or a partial operating ban within the European Union, for failure to adhere to the applicable international safety standards.
  • Maximum effort has been made to verify the exact identity of all airlines in the EU Safety List, including through the introduction, if known, of the specific unique letter codes assigned to each airline by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), of the State of certification and of the air operator certificate (or operating licence) number.
  • Nonetheless, complete verification has not been possible in all cases, owing for example to a lack of information surrounding some airlines that might be operating on the border of, or altogether outside, the recognised international aviation regime. It can therefore not be excluded that there might be airlines which are not banned, but happen to operate under the same trading name as an airline included in the EU Safety List.
  • Also, the Commission does not necessarily know the name and other details of each airline that is certified by a country of which all the airlines are subject to an operating ban. Although the name of such airline, unknown to the Commission, will not figure on the EU Safety List, it is nevertheless banned from operating within the European Union because of the ban on all airlines registered in that country.
  • Airlines subjected to an operating ban could be permitted to operate within the European Union by using wet-leased aircraft of an airline which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with. The aircraft being used in such operations could be branded as if it belonged to the fleet of the banned airline.

Disclaimer
  • The page published by eEuropa Belgium is an excerpt of the information provided by the European Commission and is provided for informational purposes only and has no legally-binding effects.
  • This notice published by European Commission is for information only and has no legally-binding effects. In any event, the interpretation of Union law is ultimately the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
  • The European Commission does not guarantee the correctness of the information provided on this webpage, nor does the European Commission assume any responsibility for any damage which would result from any kind of use of the information published here solely for reference purposes.
  • The only authentic version of the EU Safety List is the version which is annexed to the latest applicable Commission Implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 as regards the list of air carriers which are banned from operating or are subject to operational restrictions within the Union, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union.