Brussels bans 92 airlines on safety grounds

The European Union issued a blacklist on 22 March 2006 banning 92 airlines from entering the EU, saying they fail to meet international standards. Most of the airlines are based in Africa, including 50 carriers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, 14 from Sierra Leone and seven from Swaziland.

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/356: European sky protected against unsafe airlines http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/359&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News: EU issues 'unsafe' airlines ban, 22.3.06 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4832648.stm

European Aviation Safety Agency: Homepage http://www.easa.europa.eu/home/index.html

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/127: Questions and answers on the aviation blacklist, 22.3.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/127&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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