List of air carriers banned in the European Union

The list of air carriers banned in the European Union is a list of airlines failing to meet regulatory oversight standards of the EU, and which are banned from entering the airspace of any member state. The first version of the list was published in 2006, on the legal basis of the Regulation No. 474/2006 of the European Commission, issued on 22 March of that year.

Legal procedure

The process by which an air carrier is listed is laid out in Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and Council. It involves consultation among the regulatory agencies of the member states, the institutions of the European Community, the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of the air carrier concerned, and the air carrier itself. Before being listed, each air carrier has the right of appeal. The list is subject to periodic review.

List of air carriers

Banned airlines by country

CountryBanned airlinesNotes
 Afghanistan
all
 Angola
all except TAAG Angola Airlines
TAAG Angola Airlines is subject to restrictions under Annex B.
 Benin
all
 Republic of the Congo
all
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
all
 Djibouti
all
 Equatorial Guinea
all
 Eritrea
all
 Gabon
all except Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon
Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon are subject to restrictions under Annex B.
 Indonesia
all except Airfast IndonesiaPremiairGaruda Indonesia and Indonesia AirAsia
 Iraq
Iraqi Airways
 Kazakhstan
all except Air Astana
 Kyrgyzstan
all
 Liberia
all
 Libya
all
 Mozambique
all
   Nepal
all
 North Korea
Air Koryo
Air Koryo is subject to restrictions under Annex B, and is the only airline of North Korea.
 São Tomé and Príncipe
all
 Sierra Leone
all
 Sudan
all
 Suriname
Blue Wing Airlines
 Zambia
all

Annex B

Annex B of the EU list covers airlines which are restricted to operating only certain aircraft within the EU. Air carriers listed in Annex B could be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with. It includes the following airlines, with the airline license having been issued in the respective countries:

Country of operatorRestricted airlinesAircraft permittedCountry of aircraft registryNotes
 AngolaTAAG Angola AirlinesAll Boeing 777 aircraft currently on its air operating certificate
Boeing 737-700 registered D2-TBF,-TBG,-TBH,-TBJ
 Angola
 ComorosComores Air Services1 Let L-410 Turbolet registered D6-CAM Comoros
 GabonNouvelle Air Affaires GabonBombardier Challenger 600 registered TR-AAG
HS-125 registered ZS-AFG
 Gabon
 South Africa
 IranIran Air10 Airbus A300s registered EP-IBA,-IBB,-IBC,-IBD,-IBG,-IBI,-IBJ,-IBS,-ICE,-ICF
Airbus A310s registered EP-IBK,-IBL
 IranIran Air is allowed to operate to the European Union using the specific aircraft under the conditions set out in recital (69) Regulation (EU) No 590/2010, OJ L 170, 6.7.2010, p. 15.
 MadagascarAir MadagascarAll ATR 42ATR 72, and Boeing 737 aircraft on its air operating certificate, plus 3 Twin Otters registered 5R-MGC,-MGD,-MGF Madagascar
 North KoreaAir KoryoTupolev Tu-204s registered P-632,-633 North Korea

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