The EU has banned most of Iran Air’s jetliners from flying to Europe due to safety concerns. Spokeswoman Helen Kearns said that effective yesterday following a safety audit, the airline’s Boeing 727s and 747s, along with its Airbus 320s, have been placed on the EU blacklist...
Kearns denied that the move, which affects two-thirds of Iran Air’s fleet, had anything to do with international sanctions against the Islamic Republic over the nuclear program.
The blacklist, which is updated regularly, includes 278 companies, mostly from African and Asian countries.
Source: Arab Times, Kuwait, July 7, 2010
