Aviation Safety: How does it work?
The security monitoring is regulated globally under the Chicago Convention of 1944on International Civil Aviation and based on standards developed by the Organizationfor Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This agreement provides that air carriers will be monitored, particularly as regards compliance with safety requirements, by theircountry of origin. At European level, security procedures are based on Community law and more specifically on the rules developed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

However, outside the European Union (EU), the levels of security depend on how themonitoring procedures are applied in third countries. In this regard, Directive2004/36/EC provides for a high level of aviation safety for aircraft flying into, from orwithin the Community through a harmonized system of inspection of third country aircraft that use European airports.

The list of airlines banned from EU
EC Regulation 2111/2005 regarding the establishment of a Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers on the identity of air carrier , aims to give passengers the right to be informed about the identity of the carrier will operate the flight for which they have made a reservation and, in parallel, to strengthen the obligation on Member States to communicate information related to the security.

The companies considered unsafe are prohibited from flying their aircraft and are on a “blacklist” published and accessible to all. The list is published on the website of the European Union and the Official Journal. See the current list.

These rules apply to flights departing from an airport in the territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies; departing from an airport in a third country to an airport situated on the territory of a Member State, if the contracting air carrier’s flight is a Community carrier, departing from an airport in a third country, if the flight is part of a transportation contract that was entered in the Community, and The journey began in the Community.

Passenger rights to information and repayment
So that travelers can choose a flight being well informed, they must be able to know at the time of booking, which carrier is operating the flight actually insured. The carrier with which the passenger enters into a contract of carriage (reservation) is required to inform the identity of the airline at the time of booking, and whatever the means used to make it. The passenger must also be kept informed of any change of carrier, recording or later during boarding.