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| All Afghan airlines banned from flying in Europe | |
| 2010-11-24 | |
[Emirates 24/7] The European Union banned on Tuesday all Afghan airlines from flying in the 27-nation bloc due to the poor safety record of its civil aviation oversight system.
State-owned Ariana Afghan Airlines had been the only airline from Afghanistan on the list but the EU decided to extend the ban to the other three air carriers certified in the war-torn country. The commission cited "safety deficiencies identified in its system to oversee civil aviation and on several carriers." The EU executive said it was ready to provide active support to Afghanistan's efforts to improve civil aviation oversight and safety in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Afghan transport minister Daoud Ali Najafi said earlier this month that he would go to Brussels to present an action plan to the EU's air safety panel that was authorised by President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 So when are the Rolls Royce powered A380s and Boeing 7-Late-7s with the inflight Bar-B-Q options going to be added to the list? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2010-11-24 17:47 |
| #1 Russian planes, Ukrainian training and Insh'allah maintenance ... At least gravity still works. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-11-24 00:28 |