EU partly bans Iran Air
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July 7, 2010, Wednesday
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THE EU yesterday banned most of Iran Air's jets from flying to Europe due to safety concerns, emphasizing that the move was not related to UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
The 27-nation bloc also relaxed restrictions on two airlines from Indonesia and put a Surinam airline on its blacklist of carriers the EU believes do not meet international safety standards.
The list of 278 airlines - mostly small operations from Africa and Asia - was established in 2006 and is updated regularly.
Transport Commission spokeswoman Helen Kearns said Iran Air's Boeing 727s and 747s, along with its Airbus 320s, have been placed on the EU blacklist following a safety audit.
But Kearns denied that the move, which affects two-thirds of Iran Air's fleet, had anything to do with international sanctions.
"We deal purely with safety requirements," she said. "Our controls focus entirely on safety, nothing else."
Iran Air has had trouble maintaining its Boeing 747 and 727 jets purchased in the 1970s due to a 30-year-old US ban on spare parts.
Kearns said Indonesian carriers, Metro Batavia and Indonesia Air Asia, have been removed from the latest list of banned airlines.
The 27-nation bloc also relaxed restrictions on two airlines from Indonesia and put a Surinam airline on its blacklist of carriers the EU believes do not meet international safety standards.
The list of 278 airlines - mostly small operations from Africa and Asia - was established in 2006 and is updated regularly.
Transport Commission spokeswoman Helen Kearns said Iran Air's Boeing 727s and 747s, along with its Airbus 320s, have been placed on the EU blacklist following a safety audit.
But Kearns denied that the move, which affects two-thirds of Iran Air's fleet, had anything to do with international sanctions.
"We deal purely with safety requirements," she said. "Our controls focus entirely on safety, nothing else."
Iran Air has had trouble maintaining its Boeing 747 and 727 jets purchased in the 1970s due to a 30-year-old US ban on spare parts.
Kearns said Indonesian carriers, Metro Batavia and Indonesia Air Asia, have been removed from the latest list of banned airlines.
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