Air Tanzania is the latest casualty to an operation ban within the European Union air territory for failure to meet the international safety standards, risking the lives of the Europeans and any other passengers using the airline.
This after the European Union Aviation Agency (EASA) identified the safety loopholes, recommending the ban. The decision is a huge blow to Tanzania’s aviation industry icon, leading to it’s suspension from a Third Country Operator (TCO) authorization.
“Following today’s update, Air Tanzania has been included on the List. The basis for this decision is safety concerns identified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). These also led to the decision not to rant Air Tanzania, a Thrid County Operator (TCO) authorisation.”
According to the press release by the European Union Commission, the update on the EU Air Safety List is “based on the unanimous opinion of Member States on aviation safety experts, who met in Brussels on 19 to 21 November 2024,” chaired by the European Commission with support from EASA.
“Decisions under the EU Air Safety List are based on international safety standards, and notably the standards decreed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).”
Air Tanzania joins other 128 airlines banned from the EU skies over the time. The ban has affected at least 11 other African countries’ airlines, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Liberia, and Libya.
Other countries include Zimbabwe (Air Tanzania), Congo (Brazzaville), and Sudan
