Before you board your next flight it may be worth to check if the airline you are using has not been blacklisted by civil aviation authorities due to safety concerns.
Page 1 provides the list of the airlines blacklisted by the European community and by the USA. The list comes from official sources: The European Commission and the FAA.
Page 2 gives details about how foreign airlines are controlled by Aviation Authorities, and the powers the Authorities have to make these airlines comply with the regulation.
Page 3 explains how standard safety levels are guaranteed when you board your flight.
1. European black list (194 airlines black-listed)
Last update: 8th April, 2009
List of air carriers of which all operations are subject to a ban within the European community
Airline nationality
Airline
Date of the decision
Afghanistan
Ariana Afghan Airlines
22nd March, 2006
Angola
Aerojet
8th April, 2009
Angola
Air gemini
8th April, 2009
Angola
Air gicango
8th April, 2009
Angola
Air jet
8th April, 2009
Angola
Air nave
8th April, 2009
Angola
Air26
8th April, 2009
Angola
Alada
8th April, 2009
Angola
Angola air Services
8th April, 2009
Angola
Diexim
8th April, 2009
Angola
Gira globo
8th April, 2009
Angola
Heliang
8th April, 2009
Angola
Helimalongo
8th April, 2009
Angola
Mavewa
8th April, 2009
Angola
Rui & Conceicao
8th April, 2009
Angola
Sal
8th April, 2009
Angola
Sonair
8th April, 2009
Angola
TAAG Angola Airlines
11th September, 2007
Benin
Aero Benin
8th April, 2009
Benin
Africa airways
8th April, 2009
Benin
Alafia jet
8th April, 2009
Benin
Benin golf air
8th April, 2009
Benin
Benin littoral Airways
8th April, 2009
Benin
Cotair
8th April, 2009
Benin
Royal air
8th April, 2009
Benin
Trans air Benin
8th April, 2009
Cambodia
Siem Reap Airways International
8th April, 2009
Congo
Africa One
22nd March, 2006
Congo
African air services commuter
11th September, 2007
Congo
Aigle Aviation
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Air Beni
12th October, 2006
Congo
Air Boyoma
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Air Infini
12th October, 2006
Congo
Air Kasai
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Air katanga
8th April, 2009
Congo
Air Navette
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Air Tropiques
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Bel Glob Airlines
12th October, 2006
Congo
Blue Airlines
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Bravo Air Congo
12th October, 2006
Congo
Business Aviation
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Busy bee congo
8th April, 2009
Congo
Butembo Airlines
22nd March, 2006
Congo
CAA
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Cargo Bull Aviation
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Cetraca Aviation Service
22nd March, 2006
Congo
CHC Stelavia
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Comair
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Doren AirCargo
22nd March, 2006
Congo
El Sam Airlift
11th September, 2007
Congo
Entreprise World Airways (EWA)
8th April, 2009
Congo
Espace Aviation Service
11th September, 2007
Congo
Filair
11th September, 2007
Congo
Free Airlines
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Gilembe air Soutenance (Gisair)
8th April, 2009
Congo
Goma Express
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Gomair
12th October, 2006
Congo
Great Lake Business Company
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Hewa Bora Airways (HBA)
11th April, 2008
Congo
ITAB (International Trans Air Business)
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Katanga Airways
12th October, 2006
Congo
Kin avia
8th April, 2009
Congo
Kivu Air
22nd March, 2006
Congo
LAC (Lignes Aériennes Congolaises)
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Malila Airlift
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Malu Aviation
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Mango Mat
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Piva Airlines
11th September, 2007
Congo
Rwakabika Bushi Express
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Safari Logistics
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Safe Air Company
11th September, 2007
Congo
Services Air
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Sun Air Services
12th October, 2006
Congo
Swala aviation
8th April, 2009
Congo
Tembo Air Services
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Thom's Airways
11th September, 2007
Congo
TMK Air Commuter
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Tracep
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Trans Air Cargo Services
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Transports Aeriennes Congolais (Traco)
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Virunga Air Charter
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Wimbi Diri Airways
22nd March, 2006
Congo
Zaabu International
12th October, 2006
Equatorial Guinea
Ceiba Intercontinental
11th April, 2008
Equatorial Guinea
Cronos Airlines
28th November, 2007
Equatorial Guinea
Egams
8th April, 2009
Equatorial Guinea
Euroguineana De Aviacion
20th June, 2006
Equatorial Guinea
General Work Aviacion
5th March, 2007
Equatorial Guinea
Getra
22nd March, 2006
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea Airways
5th March, 2007
Equatorial Guinea
Star Equatorial Airlines
8th April, 2009
Equatorial Guinea
Utage (Union de Transport Aereo de Guinea Ecuatorial)
22nd March, 2006
Gabon
Air Services SA
24th July, 2008
Gabon
Air Tourist (Allegiance)
24th July, 2008
Gabon
Nationale Et Regionale Transport
24th July, 2008
Gabon
Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon (Sn2ag)
24th July, 2008
Gabon
SCD Aviation
24th July, 2008
Gabon
Sky Gabon
24th July, 2008
Gabon
Solenta Aviation Gabon
24th July, 2008
Indonesia
Air pacific utama
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Airfast indonesia
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Alfa trans Dirgantata
8th April, 2009
Indonesia
Asco nusa air
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Asi pudjiastuti
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Atlas Deltasatya
24th July, 2008
Indonesia
Aviastar mandiri
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Balai kalibrasi penerbangan
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Cardig air
8th April, 2009
Indonesia
Dabi air nusantara
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Deraya air taxi
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Derazona air service
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Dirgantara air service
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Eastindo
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Ekspres transportasi antarbenua
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Garuda
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Gatari air service
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Indonesia air transport
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Indonesia airasia
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Intan angkasa air service
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Kal star
8th April, 2009
Indonesia
Kartika airlines
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Kura-kura aviation
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Linus Airways
24th July, 2008
Indonesia
Lion mentari arilines
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Mandala airlines
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Manunggal air service
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Megantara
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Merpati nusantara airlines
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Metro batavia
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Mimika air
8th April, 2009
Indonesia
National utility helicopter
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Nusantara buana Air
8th April, 2009
Indonesia
Nyaman air
8th April, 2009
Indonesia
Pelita air service
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Penerbengan angkasa semesta
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Pura wisata baruna
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Republic express airlines
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Riau airlines
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Sampoerna air nusantara
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Sayap Garuda Indah
24th July, 2008
Indonesia
Smac
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Sriwijaya air
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Survei Udara Penas
24th July, 2008
Indonesia
Trans wisata prima aviation
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Travel express aviation service
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Travira utama
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Tri mg intra asia airlines
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Trigana air service
11th September, 2007
Indonesia
Wing abadi airlines
11th September, 2007
Kazakhstan
Air company Kokshetau
8th April, 2009
Kazakhstan
Atma airlines
8th April, 2009
Kazakhstan
Berkut Air - Bek Air
8th April, 2009
Kazakhstan
East wing
8th April, 2009
Kazakhstan
Sayat Air
8th April, 2009
Kazakhstan
Starline kz
8th April, 2009
Kyrgyz Republic
Aerostan
8th April, 2009
Kyrgyz Republic
Air Manas
5th March, 2007
Kyrgyz Republic
Avia traffic company
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Click airways
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Dames
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Eastok Avia
11th September, 2007
Kyrgyz Republic
Golden rule airlines
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Itek air
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Trans Avia
11th September, 2007
Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyzstan
11th September, 2007
Kyrgyz Republic
Max avia
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
S Group Aviation
11th September, 2007
Kyrgyz Republic
Sky Gate International
20th June, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Sky way air
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Tenir airlines
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Trast aero
12th October, 2006
Kyrgyz Republic
Valor Air
24th July, 2008
Liberia
All airlines
8th April, 2009
North Korea
Air Koryo
22nd March, 2006
Rwanda
Silverback Cargo Freighters
22nd March, 2006
Sierra Leone
Air rum, LTD
11th September, 2007
Sierra Leone
Destiny Air Services
11th September, 2007
Sierra Leone
Heavylift cargo
11th September, 2007
Sierra Leone
Orange Air Sierra Leone, LTD
11th September, 2007
Sierra Leone
Paramount Airlines, LTD
11th September, 2007
Sierra Leone
Seven four eight Air Services, LTD
11th September, 2007
Sierra Leone
Teebah Airways
11th September, 2007
Sudan
Air West Co. LTD
20th June, 2006
Swaziland
Aero Africa (Pty) Ltd
20th June, 2006
Swaziland
Jet Africa
22nd March, 2006
Swaziland
Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation
20th June, 2006
Swaziland
Scan air Charter
22nd March, 2006
Swaziland
Swazi Express Airways
22nd March, 2006
Swaziland
Swaziland Airlink
22nd March, 2006
Thailand
One Two Go Airlines Company Limited
8th April, 2009
Ukraine
Motor Sich
8th April, 2009
Ukraine
Ukraine Cargo Airways
11th April, 2008
Ukraine
Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines
11th September, 2007
Ukraine
Volare Aviation Entreprise
11th September, 2007
Airlines are banned or have restricted rights only when there are data demonstrating that they infringed specific
regulation criteria. These criteria are based on the results of ground controlled performed on European airports, on the
usage of aircraft badly maintained, dilapidated or obsolete, on the airline incapability to correct default identified
during inspections and on the incapacity of the Authority in charge of the airline oversight and surveillance to perform
this task.
List of air carriers of which operations are subject to operational restrictions within the European community
Airline nationality
Airline (and aircraft affected)
Date of the decision
Bangladesh
Air Bangladesh (B747-269B)
22nd March, 2006
Comoros
Air Service Comores (exept Let-410 UVP)
12th October, 2006
Gabon
Afrijet (Exept two Falcon 50 & one Falcon 900)
24th July, 2008
Gabon
Gabon Airlines (Exept one B767-200)
24th July, 2008
2. American black list (22 countries having their airlines black-listed)
Last update: 24th May, 2006
Airline nationality
Airline
Date of the decision
Bangladesh
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Belize
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Bulgaria
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Congo
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Dominican Republic
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Gambia
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Ghana
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Guatemala
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Guyana
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Haiti
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Honduras
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Ivory Coast
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Kiribati
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Montenegro
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Nauru
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Nicaragua
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Paraguay
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Serbia
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Swaziland
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Ukraine
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Uruguay
All airlines
13th January, 2006
Zimbabwe
All airlines
13th January, 2006
The Federal Aviation Administration assessed this country's civil aviation authority (CAA) and determined that it does not
provide safety oversight of its air carrier operators in accordance with the minimum safety oversight standards established
by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
This rating is applied if one or more of the following deficiencies are identified:
The country lacks laws or regulations necessary to support the certification and oversight of air carriers in accordance with minimum international standards.
The National Civil Aviation Authority lacks the technical expertise, resources, and organization to license or oversee air carrier operations.
The National Civil Aviation Authority does not have adequately trained and qualified technical personnel
The National Civil Aviation Authority does not provide adequate inspector guidance to ensure enforcement of, and compliance with, minimum international standards.
AND the National Civil Aviation Authority has insufficient documentation and records of certification and inadequate continuing oversight and surveillance of air carrier operations.