Aviation: EC updates the EU air safety list

10-Dec-2015 Today the European Commission has updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. The air carrier Air Astana from Kazakhstan, restricted since 2009, has been released from the List and is now allowed to operate in European airspace without restrictions. Iraqi Airways had to be included on the List, due to safety concerns. The Commission took the decisions on both airlines with the unanimous agreement of the EU Air Safety Committee. For the first time the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has assembled the additional safety information supporting the Commission's decisions through a new EU program, the Third Country Operator authorization.