Russian government to draft blacklist of unsafe airlines

The Russian government plans to draft a blacklist of airlines which do not meet safety standards.
Gennady Loshchyonov, deputy director of Russia’s Federal Air Transportation Agency, told reporters Tuesday.

The blacklist will include both Russian and foreign air carriers, he added.

Russian experts are currently inspecting foreign airlines, and have already found some violations, Loshchyonov said.

The government also needs to draft legislation to prepare the blacklist, he said. The legislation might be drafted within one or two months, he added.

Last week, the European Commission (E.C.) added 10 Russian air carriers to its airlines blacklist for safety reasons.
Of those, the E.C. ruled to prohibit four Russian air carriers from operating in countries of the European Union, and to restrict the operations of six others.