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WORLDWIDE AIRLINE SAFETY
Recently, Yemenia Airlines Flight IY626 with 153 persons on board crashed on a flight from Sa’ana, the Yemeni capital, to the Comoros Islands. The aircraft crashed into the sea near the island of Grande Comore. Subsequent enquiries revealed that the 20 year old Airbus A310 had been banned from flying into France because of faulty maintenance issues.
This fact has reignited the debate on possible safety and maintenance deficiencies in the world’s airlines.
Despite efforts at creating an international list of rogue airlines, the European Union is the only body to produce a blacklist of carriers and ban them from entering European airspace.
The EU admits that the list is not exhaustive and has been subject to political interference. Certain airlines have circumvented the ban by leasing aircraft from approved carriers.
The current list shows 215 airlines banned from entering European airspace, with a further 3 carriers allowed in with certain operational constraints.
The list contains mainly minor Asian and African airlines with 55 per cent being from the African continent. Garuda, the main Indonesian carrier has recently had its ban lifted.
The following is a summary of banned airlines per territory:
Democratic Republic of Korea 1
Republic of Sudan 1
Afghanistan 1
Cambodia 1
Rwanda 1
Ukraine 3
Angola 18
Benin 9
Democratic Rep of Congo 57
Equatorial Guinea 10
Indonesia 48
Kazakhstan 45
Kirghiz Rep 18
Gabon 6
Sierra Leone 8
Swaziland 6
Zambia 2
Certain airlines from Gabon, Aruba and Bangladesh are subject to specific operational constraints.
The list is not exhaustive and I must say that we have travelled in some aircraft that would certainly merit inclusion. Some trips in Nigeria and China were without doubt, white knuckle rides.
Aviation safety standards in Europe are some of the best in the world. Perhaps it is time for international action in this matter.
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most recently 2 air bus crashes on outbound from rio and the other outbound from Yemen. in 2001 one more lost part of it’s tail over NY and was concluded it was due to being caught in the wake of another jet. all others were in rough air as well and all suspected of loss of fusilage parts in rough air? HUMMMMMMMM
does any one know if the v stabilizer is vulnerable to turbulance or what..talk to us..
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