All restrictions on the European Commission's flight safety blacklist have been finally lifted from Kazakhstan

Created on 31.05.2024 18:12

On May 15 this year the meeting of the Flight Safety Committee of the European Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) was held with the participation of representatives of aviation authorities from 27 countries of the European Union (EU).

During the meeting of the Committee, a delegation of the aviation authorities of Kazakhstan, headed by the Vice Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan Talgat Lastaev, heard about the current state of affairs regarding flight safety in the country.

With the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Belgium, during the Committee meeting, the Kazakh delegation presented the actions taken to eliminate previously identified comments, which were positively assessed by the European Commission.

According to the decision of the Committee meeting adopted by 27 EU member states, taking into account significant progress in ensuring flight safety, all restrictions on flights to the countries of the European Union were lifted from Kazakhstan and Kazakh carriers.

In his letter dated 30 May 2024, the Director of the Aviation Department of the EC Directorate General for Mobility and Transport, Mr. Philip Cornelis, notes that «the European Commission has decided to complete the enhanced monitoring of Kazakhstan’s activities».

This meeting of the Committee was preceded by a lot of work carried out since 2009, as well as a technical assessment of the functioning of the flight safety system by the aviation authorities of Kazakhstan, successfully carried out in February 2024 by EU experts.

It should be noted that in 2022 there was a high risk of domestic airlines being included in the “black list” of the European Commission.

In general, EU experts note significant improvements in the effective functioning of the system of certification, control and supervision in the field of flight operations, maintaining airworthiness, training and licensing of aviation personnel.

During the period of monitoring of Kazakhstan from 2021 by the European Commission, the new model of the functioning of aviation authorities in the country shows positive dynamics of development and effective formation, which also creates favorable conditions for the development of domestic air carriers that do not have any restrictions for flights to Europe.

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Commission, Kazakhstan is a successful example of reforming civil aviation management.

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