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.

The current version of the list was published on 11 December 2014.^[1]

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 between 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 periodical review.

List of air carriers

Country	Banned airlines	Notes
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
Ghana	Meridian Airways
Indonesia	all except Airfast Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia, and Indonesia AirAsia
Kazakhstan	all except Air Astana	Air Astana is subject to restrictions under Annex B
Kyrgyzstan	all
Liberia	all
Libya	all
Mozambique	all
Nepal	all
Philippines	all except Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific
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 operator	Restricted airlines	Aircraft permitted	Country of aircraft registry	Notes
Angola	TAAG Angola Airlines	5 Boeing 777s registered D2-TED,-TEE,-TEF,-TEG,-TEH; 4 Boeing 737-700s registered D2-TBF,-TBG,-TBH,-TBJ	Angola
Comoros	Comores Air Services	1 Let L-410 Turbolet registered D6-CAM	Comoros
Gabon	Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon	1 Bombardier Challenger 600 registered TR-AAG, 1 HS-125 registered ZS-AFG	Gabon/ South Africa
Ghana	Airlift International	2 Douglas DC-8s registered 9G-TOP,-RAC	Ghana
Iran	Iran Air	14 Airbus A300s registered EP-IBA,-IBB,-IBC,-IBD,-IBG,-IBH,-IBI,-IBJ,-IBM,-IBN,-IBO,-IBS,-IBT,-IBV; 8 Airbus A310s registered EP-IBX,-IBZ,-ICE,-ICF,-IBK,-IBL,-IBP,-IBQ; 1 Boeing 737 registered EP-AGA	Iran	Iran 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.
Kazakhstan	Air Astana	All Boeing 757, Boeing 767, and Airbus A320 family aircraft on its air operating certificate	Aruba	Air Astana must notify Eurocontrol of any changes to its Boeing or Airbus fleet, and all Air Astana Boeing or Airbus planes operating into the EU must be registered in Aruba.
Madagascar	Air Madagascar	2 Boeing 737-300s registered 5R-MFH,-MFI; 2 ATR 72s registered 5R-MJE,-MJF; 2 ATR 42s registered 5R-MJG,-MVT; 3 Twin Otters registered 5R-MGC,-MGD,-MGF	Madagascar
North Korea	Air Koryo	2 Tupolev Tu-204s registered P-632,-633	North Korea