Europe revises its blacklist of airlines

On Monday, the European Commission published the 18th update of the list of airlines banned from operating within the European Union. While no major carrier has been singled out, the Russian situation has received special attention.

Following the air accidents that have dominated Russian news in recent months, it was the East that was the focus of attention at the time of the 18 th anniversary of the Russian Air Show.th blacklist of airlines published today by the European Commission. The measures taken - or promised - internally have finally convinced European officials, who state in a press release: "Close and intensive cooperation with the aviation authorities of two countries, Albania and the Russian Federation, has led both countries to adopt vigorous measures to control and limit any safety risks posed by their air carriers operating flights in the EU. The Commission therefore did not need to take any measures with regard to air carriers licensed in Albania or the Russian Federation".

On the other hand, a number of airlines are facing new restrictions on their operations within the EU, in particular Jordan Aviation (Jordan), Rollins Air (Honduras), Equatorial Congo, Stellar Airways, Aeromajestic and Interisland Airlines (Philippines).