Updated EU safety list

[markis10]

The EU published an updated list of Airlines and Countries they feel are a risk to Air Safety
Annex A is a list of completely banned airlines while B is a restricted list

The EU Air Safety List

List of airlines banned within the EU

transport.ec.europa.eu

 

[Scarlett]

No great surprises on that list.
Mostly airlines from nations that likely have no formally (properly) structured and regulated aviation industries, including maintenance regimes.

Of course Russia is on the list for (completely valid) political reasons. Aeroflot, Rossiya and Nord Wind seem to still have business flying to Asia, but not west into Europe! A quick look on FR24 shows plenty of Aeroflot flights to BKK and HKT in particular.

There used to be plenty of flying to Cyprus but none planned in the next 48 hours that I could see so that’s one outcome from the restrictions list. However there are a suspiciously significant number of flights from Yerevan (EVN) to LCA and PFO. And plenty of traffic from Russia to EVN, so I guess it’s just become a transit hub to get around the restrictions.

 

[Saab34]

Certainly some operators one has never heard before, Busy Bee Congo Airlines sounds like a winner.

 

[Scarlett]

How I rate those youtuber travel people: how many airlines they’ve reviewed from this list!

Sam ‘corporate shill’ Chui - zero stars
Noel ‘whinging pom’ whatever his name is - 1 star. If he hasn’t already flown Air Koryo you just know he would.
Etc

 

[AIRwin]

No wonder no news:

J

Thread 'Nepal Airlines coming to Australia'

Apr 29, 2023

Interesting story in the Kathmandu Post and seems talks have been going on for some time and they will operate twice per week to SYD via SIN

Four years after deal, Nepal Airlines prepping to operate flights to Australia

The state-owned carrier plans to fly to Sydney on Tuesdays and Fridays with a stopover in Singapore. Over 100,000 Nepalis travel between the city and Kathmandu every year.

kathmandupost.com

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[SCM]

Of course Russia is on the list for (completely valid) political reasons.

It literally is a safety list - to put anything there for political reasons is the very definition of invalid.

 

[Scarlett]

Russia nationalised a number of leased Boeing and Airbus aircraft, doesn’t report how it is now servicing those aircraft and is unable to deal with the OEMs.
Sounds safety related to me.

 

[jb747]

Russia stole……