Bouabdallah, "Air Algeria aircraft will land in European airports"

10 November, 2010

Algiers- the CEO of Air Algeria, Ouahid Bouabdallah, said after the meeting of member countries of the European Commission for aviation security "SAFA" in Brussels, the company aircrafts will land at all European airports as they represent no danger in these countries.

In a statement yesterday, to Ennahar, CEO of Air Algeria said that the European Commission "SAFA" has drawn a positive report on Algeria Airlines Company, and no aircraft will be prohibited from landing at European airports. This decision was expected given the positive report by the commission after the last visit of the maintenance facility at Air Algeria in Houari Boumediene International Airport.

Air Algeria feared SAFA decision because of attempts by the French civil aviation that would prohibit all landings of its planes at European airports, following the seizure of an Air Algeria aircraft September 30 transporting dangerous products.

July 5, a first ultimatum was issued, which could be read in the Official Journal of the European Union. Since January 2009, checks carried out by SAFA inspectors from the European civil aviation during stopovers at airports, show "deficiencies in the areas of safe transport of goods, airworthiness and aircraft operations and of flight crew licensing.

Ennahar / Habiba Mahmoudi

Source: Ennahar.
Link: http://www.ennaharonline.com/en/news/5172.html.