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The much-talked-about european
"blacklist"
of the companies not in accordance with
European regulations
concerning airline security is updated every three months. It is supported by
the European Commission
and published in the
Official Journal
. The last update took place on 12th October 2006. Be aware that the
"blacklist"
does not necessarily correspond to
to companies that have suffered accidents.
Instead, it indicates the companies which are not in accordance with the regulations in the eyes of
European legislation.
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Focus on European transparency
Every country of the Union has a competent authority to enforce this legislation. In Britain, this is the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and, for technical supervision, the Technical Inspection and Aeronautical Training Service. The latter is responsible for carrying out the security checks of national and foreign companies during the refuelling stops of planes at airports. Every year, close to 2500 technical checks are thus carried out, 2/3 of which involve foreign companies. You should be made aware that when it comes to air accidents, technical causes come far behind human factors (responsible for 75%, according to DGAC). This state of affairs should serve to reinforce the safety checks made by navigation and airport teams.
Regarding the analysis of the reasons linked to an air accident, the BEA (Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile; Accident Investigation Board) is the competent authority in France. It dependents on the Transport ministry, it is the role of this board to determine the causes of air accidents around the world.
"2006 was a good year for airline security. According to statistics carried out by an American centre (Aviation Safety) and a Swiss organisation (Bureau d?Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques), transport for more than 4 billion passengers world-wide brought about a total of just 27 fatal accidents and 888 victims last year.
If we compare these figures with those of 2005, we can establish that airport traffic has risen by 10% and that the number of accidents has fallen by 11%. Let us remember that the quasi-totality of airline accidents causing deaths occur upon takeoff or landing, and that landing is proportionally twice as risky."
Link to access the list of air carriers forbidden in the EU.
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/list_en.htm
Link to access the BEA:http://www.bea.aero/anglaise/index.htm
Easyvoyage editorial staff
blacklist of airline companies
The new blacklist of airline companies in the European Union(published the 12th October 2006 in the Official Journal).
This list includes both companies which are entirely banned in the countries of the European Union (EU ban) and those that are subject to a partial ban (EU restriction). The partial ban applies to a certain number of aircrafts used by companies which, following tests, do not adhere to European security norms defined by the European Aviation Safety Agency (AESA) and applied in Britain by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). The blacklist of companies forbidden to fly in the Union is updated by the European Commission every 3 months...see the list
countries blacklist
The new blacklist of countries with weak airline security(International, British and American criteria).
countries with weak airline security do not respect the security criteria recommended by the "Organisation de l’'Aviation Civile Internationale" for the level of the certification of appliances, technical maintenance or training of staff in-flight or on land. This does not necessarily correspond to a flying ban for the companies of the countries quoted, each company receiving the authorisation for takeoff and landing on behalf of the DGAD of the countries concerned by air traffic...see the list
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