Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 is amended as follows:
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Annex A is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;
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Annex B is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2691 of 29 November 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 as regards the list of air carriers banned from operating or subject to operational restrictions within the Union
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2691 of 29 November 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 as regards the list of air carriers banned from operating or subject to operational restrictions within the Union
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2005 on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating carrier, and repealing Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/CE(1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006(2) establishes the list of air carriers, which are subject to an operating ban within the Union.
Certain Member States and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (‘the Agency’) communicated to the Commission, pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005, information that is relevant for updating that list. Third countries and international organisations also provided relevant information. On the basis of the information provided, the list should be updated.
The Commission informed all air carriers concerned, either directly or through the authorities responsible for their regulatory oversight, about the essential facts and considerations, which would form the basis of a decision to impose an operating ban on them within the Union or to modify the conditions of an operating ban imposed on an air carrier, which is included in the list set out in Annex A or B to Regulation (EC) No 474/2006.
The Commission gave the air carriers concerned the opportunity to consult all relevant documentation, to submit written comments and to make an oral presentation to the Commission and to the Committee established by Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 (the ‘EU Air Safety Committee’).
The Commission has informed the EU Air Safety Committee about the ongoing consultations, within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/660(3), with the competent authorities and air carriers of Armenia, Egypt, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nepal, and Pakistan. The Commission also informed the EU Air Safety Committee about the aviation safety situation in Congo (Brazzaville), Libya, South Sudan, and Suriname.
The Agency informed the Commission and the EU Air Safety Committee about the technical assessments conducted for the initial evaluation and the continuous monitoring of third country operator (‘TCO’) authorisations, issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No 452/2014(4).
The Agency also informed the Commission and the EU Air Safety Committee about the results of the analysis of ramp inspections carried out under the Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft programme (‘SAFA’), in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012(5).
In addition, the Agency informed the Commission and the EU Air Safety Committee about the technical assistance projects carried out in third countries affected by an operating ban under Regulation (EC) No 474/2006. Furthermore, the Agency provided information on the plans and requests for further technical assistance and cooperation to improve the administrative and technical capability of civil aviation authorities in third countries with a view to helping them assure compliance with applicable international civil aviation safety standards. Member States were invited to respond to such requests on a bilateral basis in coordination with the Commission and the Agency. In that regard, the Commission reiterated the usefulness of providing information to the international aviation community, particularly through the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (‘ICAO’) Aviation Safety Implementation Assistance Partnership tool, on technical assistance to third countries provided by the Union and Member States to improve aviation safety around the world.
Eurocontrol provided the Commission and the EU Air Safety Committee with an update on the status of the SAFA and TCO alarming functions, including statistics about alert messages for banned air carriers.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2023.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Adina Vălean
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
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’. ANNEX A
LIST OF AIR CARRIERS WHICH ARE BANNED FROM OPERATING WITHIN THE UNION, WITH EXCEPTIONS(1)
Name of the legal entity of the air carrier as indicated on its AOC (and its trading name, if different)
Air Operator Certificate (“AOC”) Number or Operating Licence Number
ICAO three letter designator
State of the Operator
AIR ZIMBABWE (PVT)
177/04
AZW
Zimbabwe
AVIOR AIRLINES
ROI-RNR-011
ROI
Venezuela
BLUE WING AIRLINES
SRBWA-01/2002
BWI
Suriname
IRAN ASEMAN AIRLINES
FS-102
IRC
Iran
FLY BAGHDAD
007
FBA
Iraq
IRAQI AIRWAYS
001
IAW
Iraq
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Afghanistan, including
Afghanistan
ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES
AOC 009
AFG
Afghanistan
KAM AIR
AOC 001
KMF
Afghanistan
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Angola, with the exception of TAAG Angola Airlines and Heli Malongo, including
Angola
AEROJET
AO-008/11-07/17 TEJ
TEJ
Angola
GUICANGO
AO-009/11-06/17 YYY
Unknown
Angola
AIR JET
AO-006/11-08/18 MBC
MBC
Angola
BESTFLYA AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT
AO-015/15-06/17YYY
Unknown
Angola
HELIANG
AO 007/11-08/18 YYY
Unknown
Angola
SJL
AO-014/13-08/18YYY
Unknown
Angola
SONAIR
AO-002/11-08/17 SOR
SOR
Angola
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Armenia, including
Armenia
AIR DILIJANS
AM AOC 065
NGT
Armenia
ARMENIAN AIRLINES
AM AOC 076
AAG
Armenia
ARMENIA AIRWAYS
AM AOC 063
AMW
Armenia
ARMENIAN HELICOPTERS
AM AOC 067
KAV
Armenia
FLY ARNA
AM AOC 075
ACY
Armenia
FLYONE ARMENIA
AM AOC 074
FIE
Armenia
NOVAIR
AM AOC 071
NAI
Armenia
SHIRAK AVIA
AM AOC 072
SHS
Armenia
SKYBALL
AM AOC 073
N/A
Armenia
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Congo (Brazzaville), including
Congo (Brazzaville)
CANADIAN AIRWAYS CONGO
CG-CTA 006
TWC
Congo (Brazzaville)
EQUAFLIGHT SERVICES
CG-CTA 002
EKA
Congo (Brazzaville)
EQUAJET
RAC06-007
EKJ
Congo (Brazzaville)
TRANS AIR CONGO
CG-CTA 001
TSG
Congo (Brazzaville)
SOCIETE NOUVELLE AIR CONGO
CG-CTA 004
Unknown
Congo (Brazzaville)
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
AB BUSINESS
AAC/DG/OPS-09/14
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
AIR FAST CONGO
AAC/DG/OPS-09/03
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
AIR KASAI
AAC/DG/OPS-09/11
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
AIR KATANGA
AAC/DG/OPS-09/08
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
BUSY BEE CONGO
AAC/DG/OPS-09/04
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
COMPAGNIE AFRICAINE D’AVIATION (CAA)
AAC/DG/OPS-09/02
DBP
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
CONGO AIRWAYS
AAC/DG/OPS-09/01
COG
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
GOMA EXPRESS
AAC/DG/OPS-09/13
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
KIN AVIA
AAC/DG/OPS-09/10
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
MALU AVIATION
AAC/DG/OPS-09/05
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
SERVE AIR CARGO
AAC/DG/OPS-09/07
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
SWALA AVIATION
AAC/DG/OPS-09/06
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
TRACEP CONGO AVIATION
AAC/DG/OPS-09/15
Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Djibouti, including
Djibouti
DAALLO AIRLINES
Unknown
DAO
Djibouti
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Equatorial Guinea, including
Equatorial Guinea
CEIBA INTERCONTINENTAL
2011/0001/MTTCT/DGAC/SOPS
CEL
Equatorial Guinea
Cronos AIRLINES
2011/0004/MTTCT/DGAC/SOPS
Unknown
Equatorial Guinea
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Eritrea, including
Eritrea
ERITREAN AIRLINES
AOC No 004
ERT
Eritrea
NASAIR ERITREA
AOC No 005
NAS
Eritrea
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Kyrgyzstan, including
Kyrgyzstan
AERO NOMAD AIRLINES
57
ANK
Kyrgyzstan
AEROSTAN
08
BSC
Kyrgyzstan
AIR COMPANY AIR KG
50
KGC
Kyrgyzstan
AIRCOMPANY MOALEM AVIATION
56
AMA
Kyrgyzstan
AVIA TRAFFIC COMPANY
23
AVJ
Kyrgyzstan
CENTRAL ASIAN AVIATION SERVICES
58
KAS
Kyrgyzstan
FLYSKY AIRLINES
53
FSQ
Kyrgyzstan
GLOBAL 8 AIRLINES
59
Unknown
Kyrgyzstan
HELI SKY
47
HAC
Kyrgyzstan
KAP.KG AIRCOMPANY
52
KGS
Kyrgyzstan
MAC.KG AIRLINES
61
MSK
Kyrgyzstan
SAPSAN AIRLINE
54
KGB
Kyrgyzstan
SKY JET
60
SJL
Kyrgyzstan
SKY KG AIRLINES
41
KGK
Kyrgyzstan
TRANS CARAVAN KG
55
TCK
Kyrgyzstan
TEZ JET
46
TEZ
Kyrgyzstan
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Liberia.
Liberia
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Libya, including
Libya
AFRIQIYAH AIRWAYS
007/01
AAW
Libya
AIR LIBYA
004/01
TLR
Libya
AL MAHA AVIATION
030/18
Unknown
Libya
BERNIQ AIRWAYS
032/21
BNL
Libya
BURAQ AIR
002/01
BRQ
Libya
GLOBAL AIR TRANSPORT
008/05
GAK
Libya
HALA AIRLINES
033/21
HTP
Libya
LIBYAN AIRLINES
001/01
LAA
Libya
LIBYAN WINGS AIRLINES
029/15
LWA
Libya
PETRO AIR
025/08
PEO
Libya
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Nepal, including
Nepal
AIR DYNASTY HELI. S.
035/2001
Unknown
Nepal
ALTITUDE AIR
085/2016
Unknown
Nepal
BUDDHA AIR
014/1996
BHA
Nepal
FISHTAIL AIR
017/2001
Unknown
Nepal
SUMMIT AIR
064/2010
Unknown
Nepal
HELI EVEREST
086/2016
Unknown
Nepal
HIMALAYA AIRLINES
084/2015
HIM
Nepal
KAILASH HELICOPTER SERVICES
087/2018
Unknown
Nepal
MAKALU AIR
057A/2009
Unknown
Nepal
MANANG AIR PVT
082/2014
Unknown
Nepal
MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS
055/2009
Unknown
Nepal
PRABHU HELICOPTERS
081/2013
Unknown
Nepal
NEPAL AIRLINES CORPORATION
003/2000
RNA
Nepal
SAURYA AIRLINES
083/2014
Unknown
Nepal
SHREE AIRLINES
030/2002
SHA
Nepal
SIMRIK AIR
034/2000
Unknown
Nepal
SIMRIK AIRLINES
052/2009
RMK
Nepal
SITA AIR
033/2000
Unknown
Nepal
TARA AIR
053/2009
Unknown
Nepal
YETI AIRLINES
037/2004
NYT
Nepal
The following air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Russia
Russia
AURORA AIRLINES
486
SHU
Russia
AVIACOMPANY “AVIASTAR-TU” CO. LTD
458
TUP
Russia
IZHAVIA
479
IZA
Russia
JOINT STOCK COMPANY “AIR COMPANY ‘YAKUTIA’ ”
464
SYL
Russia
JOINT STOCK COMPANY “RUSJET”
498
RSJ
Russia
JOINT STOCK COMPANY “UVT AERO”
567
UVT
Russia
JOINT STOCK COMPANY SIBERIA AIRLINES
31
SBI
Russia
JOINT STOCK COMPANY SMARTAVIA AIRLINES
466
AUL
Russia
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “IRAERO” AIRLINES
480
IAE
Russia
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “URAL AIRLINES”
18
SVR
Russia
JOINT–STOCK COMPANY ALROSA AIR COMPANY
230
DRU
Russia
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY NORDSTAR AIRLINES
452
TYA
Russia
JS AVIATION COMPANY “RUSLINE”
225
RLU
Russia
JSC YAMAL AIRLINES
142
LLM
Russia
LLC “NORD WIND”
516
NWS
Russia
LLC “AIRCOMPANY IKAR”
36
KAR
Russia
LTD. I FLY
533
RSY
Russia
POBEDA AIRLINES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
562
PBD
Russia
PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY “AEROFLOT – RUSSIAN AIRLINES”
1
AFL
Russia
ROSSIYA AIRLINES, JOINT STOCK COMPANY
2
SDM
Russia
SKOL AIRLINE LLC
228
CDV
Russia
UTAIR AVIATION, JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
6
UTA
Russia
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of São Tomé and Príncipe, including
São Tomé and Príncipe
AFRICA’S CONNECTION
10/AOC/2008
ACH
São Tomé and Príncipe
STP AIRWAYS
03/AOC/2006
STP
São Tomé and Príncipe
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Sudan, including
Sudan
ALFA AIRLINES SD
54
AAJ
Sudan
BADR AIRLINES
35
BDR
Sudan
BLUE BIRD AVIATION
11
BLB
Sudan
ELDINDER AVIATION
8
DND
Sudan
GREEN FLAG AVIATION
17
GNF
Sudan
HELEJETIC AIR
57
HJT
Sudan
KATA AIR TRANSPORT
9
KTV
Sudan
KUSH AVIATION CO.
60
KUH
Sudan
NOVA AIRWAYS
46
NOV
Sudan
SUDAN AIRWAYS CO.
1
SUD
Sudan
SUN AIR
51
SNR
Sudan
TARCO AIR
56
TRQ
Sudan