EU blacklists Air Tanzania citing safety concerns
December 17, 2024
In its latest update to the EU Air Safety List, the European Commission has banned Air Tanzania from operating to, in and from the EU, citing safety concerns identified by EASA. Air Tanzania has also not been granted a Third Country Operator (TCO) authorisation.
Apostolos Tzitikosas, EC commissioner for sustainable and tourism, elaborated that “the decision to include Air Tanzania in the EU Air Safety List underscores [the Commission’s] unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest safety standards for passengers in Europe and worldwide.”
Urging Air Tanzania to take “swift and decisive action to address these safety issues,” he added that the Commission has offered its assistance to the Tanzanian authorities “in enhancing Air Tanzania’s safety performance and achieving full compliance with international aviation standards”.
As of its 45th update (released in December 2024), a total of 129 airlines are now banned from EU airspace, including 100 carriers certified in 15 states “due to inadequate safety oversight by the aviation authorities of these states”. 22 Russian-certified airlines are also blacklisted, as are seven individual airlines from other states “based on serious safety deficiencies identified”.
