Meridian (DC8s) + AirLift Intnl (DC8s) banned in whole EU...

[Stratofreighter]

The Diesel Eight is becoming very rare in Europe...

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... klist.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

DATE:02/09/10
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
Two Ghanaian freight carriers added to EU 'blacklist'
By David Kaminski-Morrow

Two Ghanaian airlines are facing operating restrictions in the European Union following a revision to the European Commission's carrier 'blacklist' today.

Meridian Airways, a cargo carrier, has been completely banned following "serious and persistent" safety concerns, says a spokeswoman for the Commission.

The carrier uses McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighters and had been operating in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

Fleet restrictions are also being placed on another Ghanaian carrier, AirLift International. AirLift also operates DC-8 freighters.

Concerns from authorities in the UK over this operator triggered an EU-wide response, says the spokeswoman, who states that this "underlines the vigilance" being shown by the Commission regarding air safety.

[jheijna]

"Concerns from AUTHORITIES IN THE UK over this operator" !?. These same AUTHORITIES are overviewing the RAF and its operations. The two mentioned high
quality companies operated loads and loads of flights for the Royal Air Force into IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN out of RAF bases in the UK ( also overviewed by the
same authorities ) in the passed years !! Are these companies not needed anymore ?.

[K-9]

By the looks of it....

[Roger]

Meridian's 9G-AED is currently at MST.

http://www.mst-aviation.nl/portal/modul ... ic&t=18789" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bye, Roger

[ErwinS]

Meridian's 9G-AED is currently at MST.

http://www.mst-aviation.nl/portal/modul ... ic&t=18789" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bye, Roger

9G-AED is NOT Meridian but ACE (Air Charter Express). check http://www.dc8cargo.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Stratofreighter]

Meridian's 9G-AED is currently at MST.

http://www.mst-aviation.nl/portal/modul ... ic&t=18789" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bye, Roger

9G-AED is NOT Meridian but ACE (Air Charter Express). check http://www.dc8cargo.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This misunderstanding is, as some people already know, rather common
http://www.pprune.org/freight-dogs/3812 ... c-8-a.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .
And indeed 9G-AED left Maastricht last night, see
http://www.mst-aviation.nl/portal/modul ... 115#100115" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .

[jheijna]

Sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but I hope the man in the orange shirt can tell us all within a short time. Check : YOUTUBE "Victor Bout Extradition Hearing" by NTDTV.