Wizz Air Ukraine takes off

[Admin]

Wizz Air Ukraine had launched its first service from Kiev Borispol Airport to Simferopol at 6am today (july 11th) , in line with the earlier announced plan. The brand new Airbus A320 aircraft left fully loaded with 180 passengers on board.

full article http://www.boarding.no/art_print.asp?id=32257

[P-N]

That's refreshing to know - I am on their plane to Kyiv on 16th   

[Bart Gruyaert]

and how was the flight nick?

[P-N]

and how was the flight nick?

See my post "My latest visit to Kyiv" - in summary everything delivered as advertised - flight time just over 30 minutes.

[SteveH]

EU publishes airlines blacklist 
 
The EU says the banned airlines do not meet minimum safety requirements
The European Union has issued a list of blacklisted airlines banned from travelling into its airspace due to fears over their safety standards.

The list includes all airlines from Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone.

The list is also intended to warn European travellers against using certain carriers when outside Europe.

The EU's Air Safety Committee rejected appeals from three Indonesian airlines for their ban to be lifted.

"The Indonesia authorities have still not developed and implemented an efficient oversight programme on any of the carriers under their regulatory control," the commission said in a statement.

On Thursday, a pilot for the Garuda airline was charged with negligence after an accident last year in which his plane slid off the runway at Yogyakarta airport, killing 21 people onboard.

In May, the airline was declared fit to fly by the International Air Transport Association, which it hoped would lead to the EU easing their ban.

The EU's transport chief, Antonio Tajani, said the commission would continue to carefully monitor airline safety standards.

"This is another important step in the continuous commission effort to enhance civil aviation safety, in the interest of all passengers," he said.

Other airlines listed on the updated blacklist include three from Ukraine and several from Kyrgyzstan.

The West African state of Gabon has also been added to the list, though two carriers who already operate flights into Europe - Gabon Airlines and Afrijet - will be allowed to continue, but not expand, their services.
 

[Moving]

where can i see this full list? which are the ukrainian airlines listed?

[Carlushika]

where can i see this full list? which are the ukrainian airlines listed?

http://www.newssafety.com/stories/insi/flywell_list_en.pdf

Ukraine Ukraine Cargo Airways added 11th April, 2008
Ukraine Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines 11th September, 2007
Ukraine Volare Aviation Entreprise 11th September, 2007

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