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Tag: airline

Brussels issues 'ten commandments' for holidaymakers - 31 July 2009 - News

Ahead of the August summer holiday, the European Commission published ten pieces of advice which it said are worth taking note of before boarding a plane or going abroad.

More airlines banned from EU skies over safety concerns - 17 November 2008 - News

The European Commission has banned Cambodian airline Siem Reap Airways International and every airline certified in Angola from operating in EU airspace, due to non-compliance with EU safety regulations amid significant safety concerns.

92 unsafe airlines banned from EU - 23 March 2006 - News

Member states and the European Commission have agreed on a common list of 92 airlines, most of them African, banned from landing in the EU for failing to meet safety standards.

Council agrees on an EU-wide blacklist of unsafe airlines - 06 December 2005 - News

The Council approved on 5 December the idea of a joint European blacklist of airlines failing to meet safety requirements.

Parliament clears way for EU airline blacklist - 17 November 2005 - News

Confusion over sometimes contradictory national blacklists of unsafe airlines will soon become history after the Parliament gave its go-ahead to new EU legislation. It should be available to passengers early next year.

Air security: EU anti-terrorism measures pose funding headache - 26 September 2005 - News

A new proposal to extend Community powers to freight, in-flight security and air traffic from non-EU countries is in the pipeline. But sharing the financial burden of strengthened security checks remains a prickly issue

Court set to deal airlines blow over passenger rights - 09 September 2005 - News

New EU rules to compensate passengers in the event of delay, overbooking or flight cancellation are "proportionate" and "fair," according to the ECJ Advocate General.

Work on EU-wide airline blacklist speeds up - 08 September 2005 - News

The Commission has got the backing of aviation authorities for the need for a common EU blacklist for unsafe airlines. Airlines on the list could be banned from EU air space from early 2006.

France, Belgium go ahead with publication of airlines blacklist - 26 August 2005 - News

France is going to publish, on 29 August 2005, its existing black list of airlines barred from French airspace for safety reasons. The measure precedes an obligation likely to be introduced by the EU.

Airline crashes underline need for blacklist, says Commission - 22 August 2005 - News

A recent spate of four airline crashes demonstrates the importance of an EU-wide blacklist of banned airlines, according to the Commission. 

G8 wipes out debt of world's 18 poorest countries - 13 June 2005 - News

G8 finance ministers have agreed to immediately cancel the debt of the world's 18 most heavily indebted poor countries for a total of 40 billion dollars. A tax on airlines to finance aid is to receive further consideration.

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