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Jun 03, 2020 (newstodate): On June 2, 2020, the EU commission published a new updated version of its Air Safety List - or "black list".
   New on the list is the ban after further assessment of the country's safety oversight capabilities on all Armenian airlines including Aircompany Armenia, Armenia Airways, Armenian Helicopters, Atlantis Armenian Airlines, Atlantis European Airways, Mars Avia and Skyball.  
   -The decision to include the Armenian carriers on the EU Air Safety List has been made based on the unanimous opinion delivered by the Air Safety Committee. The Commission, with the assistance of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, stands ready to cooperate and invest in Armenia to improve its aviation safety, a press release on the issue reads.   
   Following today's update, a total of 96 airlines are banned from EU skies: 90 airlines certified in 16 states, due to inadequate safety oversight by the aviation authorities from these states; six individual airlines, based on serious safety deficiencies identified: Avior Airlines (Venezuela), Blue Wing Airlines (Suriname), Iran Aseman Airlines (Iran), Iraqi Airways (Iraq), Med-View Airlines (Nigeria) and Air Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe).
   An additional three airlines are subject to operational restrictions and can only fly to the EU with specific aircraft types: Air Service Comores, Iran Air, and Air Koryo.
   The earlier version of the EU Black List, issued in December 2019, comprised 155 airlines totally banned from entering EU airspace including 109 airlines from 15 countries, as well as six airlines singled out for lack of safety compliance: Avior Airlines, Iran Aseman Airlines, Iraqi Airways, Blue Wing Airlines, Med-View Airlines and Air Zimbabwe.