Sudanese airlines banned from EU operations

The European Commission (EC) has updated the European Union’s list of blacklisted airlines to include all air carriers of Sudan and the Philippines, on the basis of safety assessments by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Twelve commercial airlines from Sudan were banned citing “persistant non-compliance”.

Following an examination of Iran Air’s operations, evidence of serious incidents and insufficient oversight from the authority, the Air Safety Committee concluded that its operations in the EU should be restricted. The carrier will only be allowed to use certain aircraft for flights to Europe.

The updated list has three carriers whose operations are fully blacklisted in the EU: Ariana Afghan Airlines from Afghanistan, Siem Reap Airways International from Cambodia and Silverback Cargo Freighters from Rwanda.