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4/9/09

BBC NEWS : Benin joins EU aviation blacklist

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Benin joins EU aviation blacklist

The EU's blacklist of airlines banned from flying to the 27-nation bloc has been expanded to include all of Benin's carriers and six based in Kazakhstan. The updated list also includes One Two Go Airlines of Thailand and Motor Sich Airlines of Ukraine. The banned airlines are considered to be unsafe. The European Commission says Angola and Indonesia have made improvements but it is maintaining a ban on their airlines.The six Kazakh airlines on the list are: Air Company Kokshetau, ATMA Airlines, Berkut Air, East Wing, Sayat Air and Starline KZ. In addition to Motor Sich Airlines, three other Ukrainian carriers are banned: Ukraine Cargo Airways, Ukraine Mediterranean Airlines and Volare Aviation. The list also imposes a total ban on airlines based in Equatorial Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Gabon. The European Commission says Angola and Indonesia have made improvements but it is maintaining a ban on their airlines.

The new list takes effect on Friday. EU member states can still take aviation safety measures at national level if they have an issue specifically affecting them.

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