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    EUROPEAN AIRLINE BLACKLISTS CRITICISED

    Airline Industry Information
    September 5, 2005

    Airline Industry Information-©1997-2005 M2 Communications Ltd

    European media and analysts have said that the airline blacklists
    released by Belgium, France and Switzerland do not go far enough in
    addressing safety concerns.

    Switzerland's list contains only two airlines that are banned from
    using the country's airports or airspace because of issues with safety
    or maintenance records, while Belgium and France have a total of 14
    airlines on their lists. According to those who criticised the lists
    as failing to address the safety concerns after recent crashes, the
    number fails to include all the companies that are a cause for concern.

    Pierre Condom, editorial director of the magazine Interavia, said the
    Swiss list is "a farce" because one airline has no aircraft anymore
    and the other transports cargo. According to the Swiss federal office
    for civil aviation (BAZL), the two banned airlines are Flash Airlines
    (Egypt) and Air Van Airlines (Armenia).

    --Boundary_(ID_OZdxql6KwjeoQR89rtSd/g)--
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