France, Belgium publish lists of ‘unsafe’ airlines

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PARIS - Acting in response to a series of civil aviation disasters, both France and Belgium published on Monday a list of airlines banned from their airspace for safety reasons.

France said it had banned five passenger carriers, and Belgium nine cargo companies.

France: Air Koryo from North Korea; Air Saint-Thomas from the United States; International Air Service from Liberia; Air Mozambique (LAM) along with affiliated carrier Transairways; and Phuket Airways of Thailand, which had not previously been named by the transport ministry.

Belgium: Africa Lines (Central African Republic); Air Memphis (Egypt); Air Van Airlines (Armenia); Central Air Express (Democratic Republic of the Congo); ICTTPW (Libya); International Air Tours Limited (Nigeria); Johnsons Air Limited (Ghana); Silverback Cargo Freighters (Rwanda); and South Airlines (Ukraine).

[Maple]

1. They missed that airliner

that just went into a mountain in Greece...from Cyprus wasn't it?

[Lifelong Protester]

2. I think it was Helios n/t

[tocqueville]

3. those companies never land in the EU anyway

the only efficient way is to prohibit regular tour operators to make deals with those companies

[Maven]

4. Phuket Airways

Teehee. Sounds like KYAG Airlines.

:crazy:

[HadItUpToHere]

6. the Ph in phuket is pronounced with a "P" sound, NOT an "F"

nt

[Maven]

9. I know, silly. Twas a joke. n/t

[daleo]

5. I am wary of the North Korea inclusion, by France

That may just be political, to isolate them. I don't know for sure.

[Demonaut]

7. isolate the isolationists?

[daleo]

8. They wouldn't have been flying there if they were that isolationist.

I just fear it could be an early signal in a leadup to another war. One doesn't expect France to play along, but you never know. As a nuclear power it has an interest in keeping the club small too.