Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1601

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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^note, and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006^note establishes the list of air carriers, which are subject to an operating ban within the Union.

(2)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.

(3)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.

(4)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’).

(5)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^note, with the competent authorities and air carriers of Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Pakistan, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Sierra Leone. The Commission also informed the EU Air Safety Committee about the aviation safety situation in Armenia, Congo (Brazzaville), Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mali, Nepal and Suriname.

(6)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^note.

(7)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^note.

(8)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.

(9)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. Eurocontrol has also provided information about planned full digitalisation on the Eurocontrol new ‘iNM’ platform and implementation of new EC Air Safety Listings.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 #

Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 is amended as follows:

(1)Annex A is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;

(2)Annex B is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.

LIST OF AIR CARRIERS WHICH ARE BANNED FROM OPERATING WITHIN THE UNION, WITH EXCEPTIONSAir carriers listed in this Annex may be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with.

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
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

Annex B

LIST OF AIR CARRIERS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO OPERATIONAL RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THE UNIONAir carriers listed in this Annex may be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with.

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	ICAO three-letter designator	State of the Operator	Aircraft type restricted	Registration mark(s) and, when available, construction serial number(s) of restricted aircraft	State of registry
IRAN AIR	IR.AOC.100	IRA	Iran	All aircraft of type Fokker F100 and of type Boeing B747	Aircraft of type Fokker F100 as mentioned on the AOC; aircraft of type Boeing B747 as mentioned on the AOC	Iran
AIR KORYO	GAC-AOC/KOR-01	KOR	North Korea	All fleet with the exception of: 2 aircraft of type TU- 204.	All fleet with the exception of: P-632, P-633.	North Korea