EU Removes Philippine Air, Conviasa From Access Blacklist
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The European Union lifted a three-year-old flight ban on Philippine Airlines Inc. and a 15-month prohibition on Venezuela’s Conviasa under the latest changes to a list of unsafe carriers.
The EU said oversight improvements by aviation authorities in the Philippines and the ability of Philippine Airlines “to ensure effective compliance with relevant aviation safety regulations” justify allowing the carrier to fly in the 28-nation bloc. It said Conviasa, Venezuela’s state airline, resolved “serious safety deficiencies.”