Airline blacklist: EU flight bans and FAA country ratings
This page lists airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, as well as countries assessed by the FAA as not providing adequate safety oversight of the airlines under their responsibility.
Airlines banned from operating in the European Union (154 airlines subject to an operating ban)
Last update of the European Union list:
| Airline | Date of the decision |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | |
| Operating ban Ariana Afghan Airlines | |
| Operating ban Kam Air | |
| Algeria | |
| Operating ban Air Express Algeria | |
| Angola | |
| Operating ban Aerojet | |
| Operating ban Air jet | |
| Operating ban Bestflya Aircraft Management | |
| Operating ban Guicango | |
| Operating ban Heliang | |
| Operating ban SJL | |
| Operating ban Sonair | |
| Armenia | |
| Operating ban Air Dilijans | |
| Operating ban Armenia airways | |
| Operating ban Armenian Airlines | |
| Operating ban Armenian helicopters | |
| Operating ban Fly Arna | |
| Operating ban Flyone Armenia | |
| Operating ban Novair | |
| Operating ban Shirak Avia | |
| Operating ban Skyball | |
| Congo | |
| Operating ban Ab Business | |
| Operating ban Air fast congo | |
| Operating ban Air Kasai | |
| Operating ban Air katanga | |
| Operating ban Busy bee congo | |
| Operating ban Canadian airways congo | |
| Operating ban Compagnie Africaine D’aviation (CAA) | |
| Operating ban Congo Airways | |
| Operating ban Equaflight Services | |
| Operating ban Equajet | |
| Operating ban Goma Express | |
| Operating ban Kin avia | |
| Operating ban Malu Aviation | |
| Operating ban Serve Air Cargo | |
| Operating ban Société nouvelle Air congo | |
| Operating ban Swala aviation | |
| Operating ban Tracep Congo Aviation | |
| Operating ban Trans air congo | |
| Djibouti | |
| Operating ban Daallo airlines | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Operating ban Ceiba Intercontinental | |
| Operating ban Cronos Airlines | |
| Eritrea | |
| Operating ban Eritrean airlines | |
| Operating ban Nasair Eritrea | |
| Irak | |
| Operating ban Fly Baghdad | |
| Operating ban Iraqi Airways | |
| Iran | |
| Operating ban Iran Aseman Airlines | |
| Liberia | |
| Operating ban All airlines certified in this country | |
| Libya | |
| Operating ban Afriqiyah Airways | |
| Operating ban Air Libya | |
| Operating ban Al Maha Aviation | |
| Operating ban Berniq airways | |
| Operating ban Buraq Air | |
| Operating ban Global Air Transport | |
| Operating ban Hala airlines | |
| Operating ban Libyan airlines | |
| Operating ban Libyan Wings Airlines | |
| Operating ban Petro air | |
| Nepal | |
| Operating ban Air dynasty heli. S | |
| Operating ban Altitude Air | |
| Operating ban Buddha air | |
| Operating ban Fishtail air | |
| Operating ban Heli Everest | |
| Operating ban Himalaya Airlines | |
| Operating ban Kailash Helicopter Services | |
| Operating ban Makalu air | |
| Operating ban Manang air PVT LTD | |
| Operating ban Mountain helicopters | |
| Operating ban Nepal airlines corporation | |
| Operating ban Prabhu Helicopters | |
| Operating ban Saurya Airlines | |
| Operating ban Shree airlines | |
| Operating ban Simrik air | |
| Operating ban Simrik airlines | |
| Operating ban Sita air | |
| Operating ban Summit Air | |
| Operating ban Tara air | |
| Operating ban Yeti airlines | |
| Russia | |
| Operating ban Aeroflot | |
| Operating ban Aircompany ikar | |
| Operating ban Alrosa air company | |
| Operating ban Aurora airlines | |
| Operating ban Aviacompany aviastar-tu | |
| Operating ban I Fly | |
| Operating ban Iraero airlines | |
| Operating ban Izhavia | |
| Operating ban Nord wind | |
| Operating ban Nordstar airlines | |
| Operating ban Pobeda airlines | |
| Operating ban Rossiya airlines | |
| Operating ban Rusjet | |
| Operating ban Rusline | |
| Operating ban Siberia airlines | |
| Operating ban SKOL Airline LLC | |
| Operating ban Smartavia airlines | |
| Operating ban Ural airlines | |
| Operating ban Utair aviation | |
| Operating ban Uvt aero | |
| Operating ban Yakutia | |
| Operating ban Yamal airlines | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| Operating ban STP Airways | |
| Sierra Leone | |
| Operating ban All airlines certified in this country | |
| Sudan | |
| Operating ban Alfa Airlines Sd | |
| Operating ban Badr Airlines | |
| Operating ban Blue bird aviation | |
| Operating ban Eldinder Aviation | |
| Operating ban Green flag Aviation | |
| Operating ban Helejetic air | |
| Operating ban Kata air transport | |
| Operating ban Kush Aviation Co. | |
| Operating ban Nova Airways | |
| Operating ban Sudan Airways Co. | |
| Operating ban Sun Air | |
| Operating ban Tarco Air | |
| Suriname | |
| Operating ban Badjas Cargo N.V. | |
| Operating ban Blue Wing Airline N.V. | |
| Operating ban Fly All Ways N.V. | |
| Operating ban Gum Air N.V. | |
| Operating ban Samavco N.V. (Vortex Air Services) | |
| Operating ban Stichting Mission Aviation Fellowship Suriname (Stichting Maf Suriname) | |
| Operating ban Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (Surinam Airways) | |
| Operating ban United Aviation Services N.V. | |
| Tanzania | |
| Operating ban Adventure Aloft | |
| Operating ban African Skydive Adventures Ltd | |
| Operating ban Air Excel Ltd | |
| Operating ban Air Tanzania Co. Ltd | |
| Operating ban Arusha Medivac Ltd. | |
| Operating ban As Salaam Air Ltd. | |
| Operating ban Auric Air Services Ltd. | |
| Operating ban Coastal Travels Ltd | |
| Operating ban Cropcair Aviation (T) Limited | |
| Operating ban Everett Aviation Limited | |
| Operating ban Flight Link Limited | |
| Operating ban Fly Safari Airlink | |
| Operating ban Fly Zanzibar (Z) Ltd | |
| Operating ban Grumeti Air Ltd | |
| Operating ban Jambo Aviation Ltd. | |
| Operating ban Kilimedi Air Aviation Co. Ltd | |
| Operating ban Level Up Aviation Ltd. | |
| Operating ban Miracle Experience (T) Ltd | |
| Operating ban Mission Aviation Fellowship (Maf) | |
| Operating ban My Fly Aviation Co. Ltd | |
| Operating ban Nyssa Baloon Safaris | |
| Operating ban Pelican Aviation And Tours Ltd | |
| Operating ban Precision Air Services | |
| Operating ban Regional Air Services Ltd | |
| Operating ban Safari Plus Ltd | |
| Operating ban Serengeti Ballons | |
| Operating ban Shine Aviation Ltd | |
| Operating ban Shine Baloons Safaris | |
| Operating ban State Aviation Ltd | |
| Operating ban Tanzanian Air Services | |
| Operating ban Tropic Helicopters Ltd | |
| Operating ban Tropical Air Services | |
| Operating ban Unity Air | |
| Operating ban Zantas Air Services | |
| Venezuela | |
| Operating ban Avior Airlines | |
| Zimbabwe | |
| Operating ban Air Zimbabwe (PVT) | |
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.
Airlines subject to operational restrictions
| Airline (and aircraft affected) | Date of the decision |
|---|---|
| Iran | |
| Operational restriction Iran Air — (all aircraft of type Fokker F100 and of type Boeing 747) | |
| North Corea | |
| Operational restriction Air Koryo — (except both Tu-204) | |
Countries rated Category 2 by the FAA (9 countries rated Category 2)
Last update of the FAA country ratings:
| Scope |
|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
| Bangladesh |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
| Dominica |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
| Grenada |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
| Russia |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
| Saint Lucia |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
| Venezuela |
| National civil aviation authority and airlines under its oversight |
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.