Safety
Europe Bars More Carriers with New Safety Blacklist
At face value the contents of the European Commission’s latest so-called safety blacklist of airlines and national civil aviation authorities (CAA
The European Commission has acknowledged progress made by Philippines Airlines and the country’s CAA in improving safety standards but until it takes further measures the flag carrier and other Filipino airlines remain barred from European airspace. (copyright Airbus)
The European Commission has acknowledged progress made by Philippines Airlines and the country’s CAA in improving safety standards but until it takes further measures the flag carrier and other Filipino airlines remain barred from European airspace. (copyright Airbus)

At face value the contents of the European Commission’s latest so-called safety blacklist of airlines and national civil aviation authorities (CAA) are fairly predictable. Despite the presence of both North Korea and Iran, it is not so much an “axis of evil” as it is an “axis of the feeble” in terms of aviation safety regulation.