EN Official Journal of the European Union C 42/1

Report from the Commission on the European Community SAFA Programme (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft)

(Aggregated Information — Report — 30 April to 31 December 2006)

(2008/C 42/01)

1. THE EC SAFA PROGRAMME

1.1. Origins of the EC SAFA programme

Initially the SAFA programme was launched by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) in 1996. The SAFA programme was not based upon a European legal binding basis but upon a commitment of the Directors General of the participating ECAC Member States. The scope of the inspections relating to ‘foreign’ aircraft implied those aircraft which are not used or operated under the control of the competent authority of the state where the inspection takes place.

On 30 April 2004 Directive 2004/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of third-country aircraft using Community airports (the so-called ‘SAFA Directive’) was published, creating a legal obligation upon EU Member States to perform ramp inspections upon third country aircraft landing at their airports, where ‘third country aircraft’ implied an aircraft which is not used or operated under control of a competent authority of an EU Member State; although the Directive does in no way prohibit EU Member States from inspecting aircraft from other EU Member States. EU Member States were given a window of two years for implementing this Directive through the enactment of national legislation.

Following a decision by the Directors General of ECAC member states, the SAFA Programme was transferred under European Community (EC) competence where as of 1 January 2007, responsibility for the management and further development of the EC SAFA programme falls upon the European Commission assisted by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA is a European Commission agency based in Cologne which is responsible for the operational management of the EC SAFA programme on behalf of the same Commission in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 768/2006.

Until 2006 the operational elements of the SAFA programme were implemented by the Central Joint Aviation Authorities (CJAA). At the end of 2006 the SAFA coordination activities including the centralised database have been transferred from CJAA to EASA.

The continued participation of the non-EU ECAC Member States, and thus the pan-European dimension of the programme, has been assured through the signature of a Working Arrangement between each of these individual States and EASA. Including the EU-27 therefore, the EC-SAFA programme boasts a total of 41 Participating States (see Appendix A).

1.2. Functioning of the EC SAFA Programme

In each SAFA Participating State, aircraft (third-country for EU states or foreign for non-EU ECAC states) can be subject to a ramp inspection, chiefly concerned with the aircraft documents and manuals, flight crew licenses, the apparent condition of the aircraft and the presence and condition of mandatory cabin safety equipment. The references for these inspections are contained in the Standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annexes 1 (Personnel Licensing), 6 (Operations of Aircraft) and 8 (Airworthiness of Aircraft).

These checks are carried out in accordance with a procedure which is common to all Participating States. Their outcome is then the subject of reports which also follow a common format. In the case of significant irregularities, the operator and the appropriate Aviation Authority (State of Operator or Registry) are contacted in order to arrive at corrective measures to be taken not only with regard to the aircraft inspected but also with regard to other aircraft which could be concerned in the case of an irregularity which is of a generic nature. All data from the reports as well as supplementary information are shared and centralised in a computerised database set up and managed by EASA.

The main features of the EC SAFA Programme can be summarised as follows:

— its application by all SAFA Participating States — in principle all 41 ECAC Member States with the exception of Albania (EU Member States and non-EU ECAC Member States that have signed the EASA Working Arrangement;

— the broad dissemination of inspection results through a SAFA centralised database;

— its bottom-up approach: the Programme is built around ramp inspections of aircraft;

— its focused attention — primarily focusing on third country aircraft flying to the EU and SAFA Participating States (although SAFA inspections may continue to be performed on aircraft from EU Member States);

— its inherent objective of checking for compliance with ICAO Standards which are commonly applicable to all inspected aircraft internationally.

1.3. Integration of the EC SAFA Programme in the overall aviation safety chain

Based upon the SAFA inspections performed over the last few years, experience shows that these give a general indication of the safety of foreign operators. However, this indication is limited in the sense that no full picture is obtained about the safety of any particular aircraft or operator. This is due to the fact that certain aspects are difficult to assess during an inspection (e.g. Crew Resource Management, full airworthiness status, etc.) owing to the limited time available to perform an inspection and consequently the limited level of detail possible during such an inspection.

A full assessment of a particular aircraft or operator can only be obtained through the continuous oversight by the responsible Aviation Authority (State of Operator or State of Registry). In this manner, the information gained through the EC SAFA Programme is useful:

— Primarily as a pre-emptive tool helping to identify potential negative safety trends, whereby a numerous and/or recurring number of findings concerning a particular operator, is a very good indicator of potential structural weaknesses both with regard to the quality control management of that operator as well as the level of safety oversight exercised by the responsible national civil aviation authorities of the state where that operator is certified; similar negative trends may also be identified concerning specific aircraft types.

— More directly, SAFA inspections may contribute in real-time to the safe operation of the particular aircraft which has just been inspected prompting the inspecting authorities to ensure that corrective actions are taken immediately prior to any further operations being conducted by that aircraft.

Additionally, since the coming into force of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 establishing a list of carriers which are banned from flying into EC territory, SAFA inspections have acquired an increased importance as one of the criteria considered by the Commission in taking its decisions on the inclusion of carriers in the Community list. Indeed, this has been the case since the establishment of the first Community list in March 2006 and its subsequent regular updates.

1.4. Development of the programme in 2006

The year 2006 saw two significant milestones in the SAFA Programme:

— In April 2006 the ‘SAFA Directive’, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in April 2004, became applicable for EU Member Sates. In May 2006, the European Commission formally mandated EASA through Commission Regulation (EC) No 768/2006 of 19 May 2006 (implementing Directive 2004/36/EC as regards the collection and exchange of information on the safety of aircraft using Community airports and the management of the information system) to coordinate the EC SAFA Programme and manage some of its elements (e.g. the database, procedures, training) as of 1 January 2007.

— In December 2006, an agreement was reached between Eurocontrol and the European Commission in the framework of the EC SAFA programme. Under this agreement, Eurocontrol's Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU) undertook to alert SAFA Participating States of flight plans to and from airports pertaining to aircraft or operators that have been subjected to operating restrictions in one or more Participating States and on which focused SAFA inspections may be performed. This is in addition to a warning function whereby (potential) flights of operators featuring on the Community List of banned carriers (the so called ‘Blacklist’) are also monitored.

1.5. Why this report?

Article 6(2) of Directive 2004/36/EC provides that:

‘The Commission shall publish yearly an aggregated information report available to the public and the industry stakeholders containing an analysis of all information received in accordance with Article 5. That analysis shall be simple and easy to understand and shall indicate whether there exists an increased safety risk to air passengers. In the analysis, the source of that information shall be dis-identified.’

This report is based upon the results of all ramp inspections performed during the period of 30 April 2006 to 31 December 2006. By next year, the same report will be phased-in on a full year basis, covering the period between 1 January and 31 December 2007 — incidentally the first year following the transfer of responsibility for the SAFA programme under EC competence (see below).

2. SAFA CENTRALISED DATABASE

The SAFA centralised Database has been managed by EASA since December 2006, when it was transferred from the Central Joint Aviation Authorities (CJAA) in the Netherlands to EASA in Cologne, Germany.

Although it is managed and maintained by EASA, the inclusion of reports in the database remains a responsibility of the individual National Aviation Authorities (NAA) of SAFA Participating States.

In the considered time period SAFA Participating States performed some 5 401 inspections which revealed some 8 383 findings (see Appendix B).

Data contained in the database is considered confidential in the sense that it is only shared with other Participating States and is not available to the general public. The database can be accessed by all National Aviation Authorities of Participating States via the (secured) internet. At present, 39 National Aviation Authorities are connected on-line to the database.

3. AREAS OF INSPECTION

In nearly all Participating States, the number of operating flights is far greater than the inspection capability, implying that SAFA ramp inspections are only possible on a spot-check basis. This is organised either randomly or based upon information (e.g. regular analysis of the database by EASA) indicating that specific subjects are suspected of non-compliance with international safety standards. It might be decided to focus the inspection according to certain criteria, as listed below. In case Participating Member States decide to focus their inspections, this decision is based on recommendations issued by the European Commission or national policies and priorities. These recommendations can be based on an analysis of the SAFA centralised database or on the results of past inspections.

There are five areas on which the inspections can be focused:

(1) Specific State of Operator (checking operators from a particular State).

(2) Specific aircraft type.

(3) Specific nature of operations (scheduled, non-scheduled, cargo, etc.).

(4) Specific third country operator.

(5) Specific aircraft identified by its individual registration mark.

Appendices C, D, E list the states of operator, aircraft types and operators inspected in the period 30 April — 31 December 2006. They highlight the wide coverage of the EC SAFA Programme and its non-discriminatory application.

The smooth operation of the Programme can also be illustrated by the table below, which aggregates the information in the Appendices and provides an overview of activities.

Although under the ‘SAFA Directive’ the main obligation on EU Member States is the inspection of third-country aircraft visiting EU airports, aircraft from EU Operators continue to be subject of inspections as well. The following table shows the results:

Inspections 5 401 Inspections... Operator ...ON 762 different operators... State of Operator ...FROM 122 States... Aircraft type ...OPERATING 191 different (sub)types of aircraft

The table below, meanwhile reflects the fact that the vast majority of all flights within EU Member States are carried out by EU operators and that in general, SAFA participating States were still using the broader criteria of the former ECAC SAFA Programme.

Inspections on EU Operators Inspections on non-EU Operators 2006 2 758 2 643 Percentage 51,06 % 48,94 %

4. MAIN RESULTS OF THE SAFA INSPECTIONS

4.1. Inspection findings in general

A first starting point regarding the findings, which are deviations from ICAO Standards, is the quantitative approach. This compares the total number of findings (F) to the total number of inspections (I) and the inspected items (II).

During the inspection, a checklist is used which comprises a total of 54 different inspection items. In the majority of cases, not all items are checked during an inspection because the time between the arrival of the aircraft and its departure is not sufficient to perform a complete inspection. Therefore, the relationship between the total number of findings and the total number of inspected items might give a better understanding rather than a ratio based merely on the number of inspections. The results are presented in the table below.

Period 30 April 2006 — 31 December 2006

Total Inspections (I) 5 401 Total Inspected Items (II) 186 564 Total Findings (F) 8 383 Findings/Inspections (F/I) 1,5521 Findings/Inspected Items (F/II) 0,045

4.2. Inspection findings and their categories

Not only the absolute number of inspection findings needs to be considered, but also their ‘severity’. To this end, three categories of findings have been defined. A ‘Category 1’ finding is called a minor finding; ‘Category 2’ is a significant finding and ‘Category 3’ a major finding. The terms ‘minor’, ‘significant’ and ‘major’ relate to the level of deviation from the ICAO Standard. The prime purpose of categorising the findings is to classify the compliance with a standard and the severity of non-compliance with this standard.

The inspections and the categories of findings are recorded in the database and the results are presented in the table below.

Number of findings (F) Ratio of findings (Fcat./I) Year Number of inspections (I) Cat. 1 (minor) Cat. 2 (significant) Cat. 3 (major) total F cat.1/I F cat.2/I F cat.3/I F total/I 2006 5 401 4 249 3 018 1 116 8 383 0,787 0,559 0,207 1,5521 50,7 % 36,0 % 13,3 % 100 %

4.3. Inspection findings on a regional basis

Number of findings (F) Ratio of findings (Fcat./I) Region Number of States inspected Number of Operat. inspected Inspect. (I) Cat. 1 (minor) Cat. 2 (signif.) Cat. 3 (major) Total F cat.1/I F cat.2/I F cat.3/I F total/I EU(25) (1) 25 369 2 758 1 903 1 117 339 3 359 0,690 0,405 0,123 1,218 EUROPE (ECAC) (2) 42 512 3 887 2 792 1 764 601 5 157 0,718 0,454 0,155 1,327 Russian Federation, Belarus & Central Asia (3) 6 51 352 399 435 142 976 1,134 1,236 0,403 2,773 North America (4) 3 51 227 187 85 37 309 0,824 0,374 0,163 1,361 Latin America & the Caribbean (5) 17 32 102 121 50 16 187 1,186 0,490 0,157 1,833 Middle East and North Africa (6) 17 50 561 532 382 176 1 090 0,948 0,681 0,314 1,943 Africa (7) 20 32 120 130 166 83 379 1,083 1,383 0,692 3,158 Asia (8) 14 26 133 81 127 57 265 0,609 0,955 0,429 1,992 Oceania (9) 3 8 19 7 9 4 20 0,368 0,474 0,211 1,053 Average/all States 0,787 0,559 0,207 1,5521

From this table, one may note that:

— Operators from States in the EU, ECAC, Oceania and North America have fewer findings per inspection than average.

— Operators from Africa, Russian Federation, Belarus, and the Central Asia group together with States in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa have more findings per inspection than average.

Distribution by ICAO regions

Number of findings (F) Ratio of findings (Fcat./I) Region No. of States inspected No. of Operat. inspected Inspect. (I) Cat. 1 (minor) Cat. 2 (signif.) Cat. 3 (major) Total F cat.1/I F cat.2/I F cat.3/I F total/I APAC (10) 15 32 118 55 73 38 166 0,466 0,619 0,322 1,407 ESAF (11) 10 18 72 67 105 56 228 0,931 1,458 0,778 3,167 EUR/NAT (12) 54 576 4 515 3 451 2 359 806 6 616 0,764 0,522 0,179 1,465 MID (13) 18 47 346 313 296 140 749 0,905 0,855 0,405 2,165 NACC (14) 7 59 245 199 91 40 330 0,812 0,371 0,163 1,347 SAM (15) 9 17 60 104 39 13 156 1,733 0,650 0,217 2,600 WACAF (16) 9 13 45 60 55 23 138 1,333 1,222 0,511 3,067 All States 122 762 5 401 4 249 3 018 1 116 8 383 0,787 0,559 0,207 1,552

From this table, one may note that:

— Operators from States belonging to the NACC, APAC and EUR/NAT have fewer findings per inspection than average.

— Operators from States belonging to the MID, SAM, WACAF and ESAF have more findings per inspection than average

Average Number of Findings by ICAO Region — Evolution over the last 3 Years

This graph shows that for most of the ICAO Regions the average number of findings (total number o findings/total number of inspections) maintained at a constant level (EUR/NAT, NACC, MID) or decreased (WACAF, APAC) over the last three years. South America and East Africa are the only regions for which the average number of findings has increased over the same three years period.

Comparison between EU (25), ECAC and the rest of the world

Number of findings (F) Ratio of findings (Fcat./I) Region Number of States inspected Number of Operat. inspected Inspect. (I) Cat. 1 (minor) Cat. 2 (signif.) Cat. 3 (major) Total F cat.1/I F cat.2/I F cat.3/I F total/I EU(25) 25 369 2 758 1 903 1 117 339 3 359 0,690 0,405 0,123 1,218 Rest of EUROPE (Non-EU ECAC States) 17 143 1 129 889 647 262 1 798 0,787 0,573 0,232 1,593 EUROPE (ECAC States) 42 512 3 887 2 792 1 764 601 5 157 0,718 0,454 0,155 1,327 Non-EU States 98 393 2 643 2 346 1 901 777 5 024 0,888 0,719 0,294 1,901 All States 123 762 5 401 4 249 3 018 1 116 8 383 0,787 0,559 0,207 1,552

4.4. Inspection findings related to checklist items

Appendix F provides the results regarding each individual inspection item (III) which has been inspected. It indicates the number of times that a particular inspection item was checked, the number of findings and the ratio F/III. Appendix G provides the detailed breakdown of findings for the year 2006 by categories.

4.5. The top three significant and major inspection findings related to checklist items

The inspection checklist consists of four major parts. Part A concerns items to be inspected in the flight deck of the aircraft. Part B of the checklist concerns items to be checked in the (passenger) cabin, and mainly consists of safety equipment. Part C relates to the general technical condition of the aircraft which needs to be verified during a walk around check. Part D checklist items concern the cargo compartment of the aircraft and the cargo carried.

Any general findings not covered by Parts A, B, C or D can be administered under Part E (general) of the checklist.

When considering the findings established during a SAFA inspection, Category 2 (significant) and Category 3 (major) findings require the highest attention when it comes to the need for rectification. For each part of the checklist, the top three of Category 2 and three findings related to the number of inspections are given in the tables below Appendices D and E.

5. ACTION TAKEN AFTER RAMP INSPECTIONS

Based on the category, number and nature of the findings, several actions may be taken.

If the findings indicate that the safety of the aircraft and its occupants is impaired, corrective actions will be required. Normally the aircraft captain will be asked to address the serious deficiencies which are brought to his attention. In rare cases, where inspectors have reason to believe that the aircraft captain does not intend to take the necessary measures on the deficiencies reported to him, they will formally ground the aircraft. The formal act of grounding by the State of Inspection means that the aircraft is prohibited from resuming its flights until appropriate corrective measures are taken.

Another type of action is called ‘corrective actions before flight authorised’. Before the aircraft is allowed to resume its flight, corrective action is required to rectify any deficiencies which have been identified.

In other cases, the aircraft may depart under operational restrictions. An example of such a restriction would be the case where there is a deficiency regarding passenger seats. Operation of the aircraft is possible under the condition that the deficient seats are not occupied by any passengers.

It is standard practice that the captain of the aircraft which has just been inspected is debriefed about the findings. In addition, Category 2 and Category 3 findings are communicated to the responsible Aviation Authority and the home base of the operator with the request to take appropriate action to prevent reoccurrence.

In order to achieve best the objectives of the EC SAFA Programme, close cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authorities of all those States whose operators and aircraft have been subject of SAFA inspections, is imperative. As part of their responsibility regarding the safety oversight of their national operators according to the relevant international safety standards, these Civil Aviation Authorities are requested to ensure proper implementation of corrective actions in order to address the reported SAFA findings.

In some cases, when the findings on an aircraft are considered important, individual SAFA Participating States may decide to revoke the entry permit of that aircraft. This means that the particular aircraft is no longer allowed to land at airports or fly in the airspace of that State. Such a ban can be lifted if the operator of the aircraft proves that the problems have been properly corrected. Such entry permit repercussions can therefore be, and usually are, of a temporary character.

As regards such bans and their subsequent lifting, those SAFA Participating States which belong also to the European Community shall be acting in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community.

Number of Inspections 5 401 Number of Findings 8 383 ACTIONS TAKEN Information to the Authority & the Operator 1 441 Restriction of the aircraft operation 47 Corrective actions before flight authorisation 722 Aircraft grounded 7 Entry permit repercussions 4 (17)

(1) EU(25) — Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (Bulgaria and Romania were not yet EU members during the period under consideration).

(2) ECAC — Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

(3) Russian Federation, Belarus and Central Asia — Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

(4) North America — Bermuda, Canada, United States of America.

(5) Latin America & the Caribbean — Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

(6) Middle East and North Africa — Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran(Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

(7) Africa — Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

(8) Asia — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China), India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.

(9) Oceania — Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

(10) APAC-Asian and Pacific ICAO Region:

Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (incl. Hong Kong and Macao), Cook Islands, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshal Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.

(11) ESAF-Eastern and Southern African ICAO Region:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

(12) EUR/NAT-European and North Atlantic ICAO Region:

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands (incl. Netherlands Antilles), Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom (incl. Cayman Islands, Bermuda), Uzbekistan.

(13) MID-Middle East ICAO Region:

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

(14) NACC-Northern American, Central American and Caribbean ICAO Region:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America.

(15) SAM-South American ICAO Region:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.

(16) WACAF-Western and Central African ICAO Region:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

(17) not including bans/operational restrictions imposed by the EC pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005.

APPENDIX A Data collection by SAFA programme Participating States (April-December 2006) No Member State Number of inspections Number of findings EU Member States (2006) 1 Austria 42 37 2 Belgium 68 73 3 Cyprus 2 3 4 Czech Republic 27 39 5 Denmark 43 13 6 Estonia 27 15 7 Finland 98 43 8 France 1 285 2 494 9 Germany 510 297 10 Greece 90 24 11 Hungary 7 23 12 Ireland 59 41 13 Italy 660 1 017 14 Latvia 2 0 15 Lithuania 16 7 16 Luxembourg 0 0 17 Malta 7 6 18 Netherlands 185 454 19 Poland 85 27 20 Portugal 32 35 21 Slovak Republic 6 3 22 Slovenia 5 0 23 Spain 1 083 2 679 24 Sweden 71 165 25 United Kingdom 193 242 Total 4 603 7 737 Non-EU ECAC SAFA Participating States (2006) 1 Albania 0 0 2 Armenia 0 0 3 Azerbaijan 0 0 4 Bosnia Herzegovina 13 19 5 Bulgaria 0 0 6 Croatia 44 74 7 Georgia 0 0 8 Iceland 18 14 9 Moldova (Republic of) 3 2 10 Monaco 0 0 11 Norway 208 134 12 Romania 91 82 13 Serbia and Montenegro 0 0 14 Switzerland 279 62 15 The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 0 0 16 Turkey 122 183 17 Ukraine 20 76 Total 798 646

APPENDIX B List of States of inspected operators Operator State ICAO country code Number of inspections Afghanistan OA 1 Albania LA 18 Algeria DA 34 Angola FN 9 Antigua and Barbuda TA 2 Argentina SA 9 Armenia U5 11 Aruba T2 4 Australia Y 11 Austria LO 131 Azerbaijan UB 12 Bahrain OB 11 Bangladesh VG 2 Belarus UM 33 Belgium EB 100 Bermuda TX 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina LQ 7 Brazil SB 24 Bulgaria LB 123 Cape Verde GV 8 Cameroon FK 2 Canada C 43 Cayman Islands MW 6 Chile SC 4 China ZB 18 Colombia SK 9 Comoros F1 4 Cote d'Ivoire DI 4 Croatia LD 83 Cuba MU 4 Cyprus LC 28 Czech Republic LK 84 Democratic Republic of the Congo FZ 2 Denmark EK 95 Ecuador SE 2 Egypt HE 80 Equatorial Guinea FG 1 Eritrea HH 3 Estonia EE 13 Ethiopia HA 6 Finland EF 64 France LF 100 Gabon FO 4 Georgia UG 7 Germany ED 342 Ghana DG 7 Greece LG 76 Hong Kong VH 9 Hungary LH 99 Iceland BI 70 India VA 9 Iran OI 14 Ireland EI 155 Israel LL 34 Italy LI 173 Jamaica MK 2 Japan RJ 4 Jordan OJ 31 Kazakhstan UA 6 Kenya HK 8 Republic of Korea RK 17 Kuwait OK 3 Kyrgyzstan U2 1 Latvia EV 37 Lebanon OL 17 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya HL 5 Lithuania EY 36 Luxembourg EL 53 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia LW 4 Madagascar FM 11 Malaysia WM 7 Malta LM 37 Mauritania GQ 7 Mauritius FI 5 Mexico MM 12 Moldova LU 35 Monaco LN 5 Morocco GM 79 Netherlands EH 104 Netherlands Antilles TN 9 New Zealand NZ 5 Norway EN 52 Oman OO 2 Pakistan OP 33 Peru SP 1 Poland EP 86 Portugal LP 111 Qatar OT 20 Romania LR 92 Russian Federation U 296 Saint Vincent/Grenadines TV 3 Saudi Arabia OE 13 Senegal GO 9 Serbia and Montenegro LY 43 Singapore WS 13 Slovakia LZ 42 Slovenia LJ 34 South Africa FA 11 Spain LE 196 Sri Lanka VC 2 Sudan HS 3 Suriname SM 1 Sweden ES 145 Switzerland LS 158 Syrian Arab Republic OS 14 Taiwan (Republic of China) RC 5 Thailand VT 12 Tunisia DT 167 Turkey LT 285 Turkmenistan U3 3 Uganda HU 12 Ukraine UK 124 United Arab Emirates OM 30 United Kingdom EG 418 United States of America K 179 Uruguay SU 3 Uzbekistan U4 13 Vanuatu NV 3 Venezuela SV 7 Vietnam VV 1 Yemen OY 7 Zimbabwe FV 3 Total (EU/ECAC) 123 (42) 5 401(3 887) From this table the following observations can be discerned with regard to States of (inspected) Operators inspected under the SAFA Programme: — There is no discrimination between the number of inspections conducted upon operators certified in the 42 EU/ECAC States (indicated in bold) and operators certified in the other 81 non-European States. — Indeed, during the time period being considered, 3 887(71,99 %) out of a total number of 5,401 inspections were conducted upon European operators certified in EU/ECAC States

APPENDIX C Aircraft types inspected (by manufacturer) Large airliners (over 100 seats) No. Aircraft manufacturer 1. AIRBUS 2. ANTONOV 3. BOEING 4. BRITISH AEROSPACE 5. EMBRAER 6. FOKKER 7. ILYUSHIN 8. LOCKHEED 9. MCDONNEL DOUGLAS 10. TUPOLEV 11. YAKOVLEV Regional airliners (19-99 seats) No. Aircraft manufacturer 1. ANTONOV 2. AVIONS DE TRANSPORT RÉGIONAL 3. BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE 4. BRITISH AEROSPACE 5. DORNIER 6. EMBRAER 7. FAIRCHILD 8. FOKKER 9. LET 10. LOCKHEED 11. SAAB 12. YAKOVLEV Commuter, business and general aviation aeroplanes No. Aircraft manufacturer 1. BEECH 2. BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE 3. BRITTEN-NORMAN 4. CESSNA 5. DASSAULT 6. DORNIER 7. SOCATA 8. FAIRCHILD 9. GULFSTREAM 10. ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 11. MITSUBISHI 12. PIAGGIO 13. PIPER 14. RAYTHEON 15. ROCKWELL Helicopters No. Aircraft manufacturer 1. AEROSPATIALE 2. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 3. EUROCOPTER 4. KAMOV OKB 5. ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY The distribution of SAFA inspections by aircraft manufacturers mirrors to a large extent the current market penetration of the various manufacturers. It is also worth mentioning that the year 2006 was the first year in which the SAFA Programme was extended to cover also general aviation and helicopter operations. These tables, are the result of grouping all the various aircraft types flying in Europe by their particular manufacturer. Here it can be discerned that the conduct of ramp inspections is spread out quite evenly to cover the various aircraft types flying in the Community.

APPENDIX D Operators inspected Name operator Code operator (JATE) — JORDAN AVIATION JAV ABC HUNGARY AHU ABELAG AVIATION AAB ABS JETS ABP ACH HAMBURG GMBH 7AC ACM AIR CHARTER GMBH BVR ACT HAVAYOLLARI AS RUN ACVILA AIR-ROMANIAN CARRIER RRM AD AVIATION LIMITED VUE ADRIA AIRWAYS ADR AEGEAN AVIATION AEE AER ARANN TEORANTA REA AER LINGUS TEORANTA EIN AERIANTUR-M MBV AERO BUSINESS CHARTER BENSHEIM GBJ AERO CHARTER KRIFKA GMBH KFK AERO RENT, JOINT STOCK COMPANY NRO AERO SERVICES EXECUTIVE BES AERO TOY STORE 8EU AERO VICS, SA DE CV ARI AERO-CHARTER UKRAINE LTD. UCR AERODIENST GMBH, NURNBURG ADN AERODYNAMICS MALAGA, S.L. DNC AEROFLOT — RUSSIAN INT. AIRL. AFL AEROFLOT DON/DONAVIA DNV AEROLANE-LINEAS AEREAS NACIONA LNE AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS ARG AEROMEGA HELICOPTERS 8EQ AERONORDGRUP NRP AERONOVA OVA AEROPORTUL INT'L MARCULESTI AMM AEROSTAR UAR AEROSVIT AIRLINES AEW AEROTRANSPORTES PRIVADOS SA DE PRI AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE CV AMX AEROVIS AIRLINERS LTD. VIZ AFRICAN AIR SOLUTION 8EL AFRICAN EXPRESS AIRWAYS AXK AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS AIN AFRICAN SAFARI AIRWAYS LTD. QSC AFRIJET BUSINESS SERVICE 8ED AIGLE AZUR AAF AIR ADRIATIC AHR AIR ALGERIE DAH AIR ALLIANCE EXPRESS 6AT AIR ALPS AVIATION G.M.B.H. LPV AIR ALSIE A/S MMD AIR ARMENIA ARR AIR ASTANA KZR AIR ATLANTIQUE AAG AIR AUSTRAL REU AIR BALEAR ABH AIR BALTIC CORPORATION SIA BTI AIR BERLIN, INC. BER AIR BOSNA BON AIR BOTNIA KFB AIR CAIRO MSC AIR CANADA ACA AIR CHINA CCA AIR COMET PLUS MPD AIR CONTRACTORS (IRELAND) LTD ABR AIR DOLOMITI DLA AIR ENTERPRISE PULKOVO PLK AIR EUROPA AEA AIR EXPRESS SWEDEN ALQ AIR EXPRESS SWEDEN AB AEQ AIR FRANCE AFR AIR GLACIERS SA AGV AIR INDEPENDENCE LUFT. JTV AIR INDIA AIC AIR INVEST 8ET AIR ITALY SPA AEY AIR JAMAICA AJM AIR LUXOR, LDA LXR AIR MADAGASCAR MDG AIR MADRID LINEAS AEREAS SA DRD AIR MALTA PLC AMC AIR MAURITANIE MRT AIR MAURITIUS LIMITED MAU AIR MEDICAL LTD MCD AIR MEDITERRANEE BIE AIR MEMPHIS MHS AIR MOLDOVA MLD AIR NATIONAL CORPORATE LTD 8FB AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD. ANZ AIR NOSTRUM ANE AIR ONE ADH AIR ONE EXECUTIVE S.P.A. AOE AIR PINK 8AM AIR PRINT S.A. APJ AIR SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL SNG AIR SERVICE LIEGE ASL AIR SLOVAKIA BWJ LTD SVK AIR SOFIA SFB AIR TOMISKO 8FG AIR TRAFFIC GMBH DUSSELDORF ATJ AIR TRANSAT TSC AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL ATN AIR URGA URG AIR VANUATU AVN AIR VIA VIM AIR ZIMBABWE AZW AIRBORNE EXPRESS INC. ABX AIRCOMPANY KARAT AKT AIRCOMPANY YAKUTIA SYL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COMPANY AMV AIRFIX AVIATION FIX AIRLINAIR SA RLA AIRLINES 400, JSC VAZ AIR-SERVICE-GABON AGB AIRTEX AVIATION ACN AIRTIME CHARTERS IME AIRWEST AWZ AIRX LTD HOP AJET AVIATION LTD AJY ALBANIAN AIRLINES MAK S.H.P.K. LBC ALBATROS AIRWAYS LBW ALEXANDAIR AXN ALITALIA AZA ALITALIA EXPRESS SMX ALIVEN LVN ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. ANA ALPI EAGLES SPA ELG ALROSA-AVIA LRO AMC AIRLINE 6AM AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. AAL AMERIFLIGHT, INC. (BURBANK) AMF AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL AJT ANTONOV DESIGN BUREAU ADB ARCUS-AIR-LOGISTIC GMBH AZE ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES AFG ARKEFLY HXL ARKIA ISRAEL INLAND AIRLINES AIZ ARMAVIA RNV ARTEM-AVIA ABA ASIANA AIRLINES AAR ASTRAEUS LTD. AEU ATA-AEROCONDOR TRANSPORTES ARD ATLANTA ABD ATLANTIC AIR TRANPORT 3AA ATLANTIC AIRLINES LTD ALH ATLANTIC AIRWAYS FAROE ISLANDS FLI ATLANTIC EXPRESS/EOS AIRLINES ESS ATLANT-SOYUZ AYZ ATLAS AIR SERVICE 7AG ATLAS AIR, INC. (JAMAICA, NY) GTI ATLAS BLUE BMM ATLAS JET INTERNATIONAL OGE ATLASJET HAVACILIK AS KKK ATRAN-AVIATRANS CARGO AIRLINES VAS AUDELI AIR EXPRESS ADI AURELA LSK AURORA AIRLINES, D.O.O. URR AUSTRIAN AIRLINES (AUA) AUA AVANTI AIR GMBH, BUDINGEN EEX AVCON, AVIATION CONSULTING LTD VCN AVIACON ZITOTRANS AZS AVIAL NV LTD, AVIATION COMPANY NVI AVIANCA (COLOMBIA). AVA AVIANT UAK AVIASTAR-TU CO.LTD TUP AVIAVILSA LVR AVIENT AVIATION SMJ AVIES AIA AVIONES DE ORIENTE, C.A. ROI AVIOSTART AS LTD VSR AXIS AIRWAYS AXY AZALAVIA-AZERBAIJAN HAVA YOL. AHY BAHREIN EX. AIR SERV. (BEXAIR) BXA BALTYKA LTD BTK BANGLADESH BIMAN BBC BELAIR AIRLINES AG BHP BELAVIA BRU BELLE AIR LBY BENAIR BEI BEST HAVAYOLLARI BST BH AIR BGH BLUE AIR-TRANSPORT AERIAN JOR BLUE ISLANDS BCI BLUE LINE BLE BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES SPA BPA BLUE WINGS AG, DUSSELDORF BWG BLUE1 OY, FINLAND BLF BLUEBIRD CARGO LTD BBD BOOKAJET BOO BRAATHENS ASA BRA BRA-TRANSPORTES AEREOS LTDA. BRB BRAVO AIRLINES 8FC BRIGHT AVIATION SERVICES BRW BRITAIR S.A. BZH BRITANNIA AB BLX BRITANNIA AIRWAYS LTD. BAL BRITISH AIRWAYS BAW BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS LTD. BMA BRITISH MIDLAND REGIONAL LTD BMI BRITISH REGIONAL AIRLINES LTD. BRT BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES BXI BUDAPEST AIR SERVICE LTD BPS BULGARIA AIR LZB BULGARIAN AIR CHARTER BUC CABO VERDE EXPRESS 2CA CAIRO AIR TRANSPORT COMPANY CCE CAMEROON AIRLINES UYC CAPITAL TRADING AVIATION LTD EGL CARGO AIRLINE AZERBAIJANHAVA AHC CARGOLUX AIRLINES INT. CLX CARPATAIR S.A. KRP CASPIAN AIRLINES CPN CATAIR LINEAS AEREAS CLI CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD. CPA CCF MANAGER AIRLINE GMBH, KOLN CCF CENTAVIA CNA NOWY PRZEWOZNIK SP. Z.O.O. CLW CENTRE-AVIA AIRLINES, JSC CVC CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. CWC CHANNEL EXPRESS (AIR SERVICES) EXS CHANTILLY AIR, INC (MANASSAS) WML CHARTER FLIGHTS CARIBBEAN INC. YYY CHC DENMARK APS NBI CHINA AIRLINES CAL CHINA CARGO AIRLINES CKK CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CES CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES CSN CIELOS DEL PERU CIU CIMBER AIR A/S CIM CIRRUS LUFTFAHRTGESELL. MBH RUS CITEL YNX 8FL CITELYNX 8BQ CITY AIRLINE AB SDR CITY STAR AIRLINES (LANDSFLUG) ISL CITYJET BCY CITYLINE HUNGARY LTD. CNB CLICKAIR 8FH CLUB 328 LTD SDJ CLUB AIR SPA. ISG COMLUX AVIATION AG CLA COMORES AVIATION KMZ COMP. HELICOPTEROS DEL SURESTE HSE CONDOR FLUGDIENST GMBH (FRA) CFG CONDOR FLUGDIENST GMBH (KELST) CIB CONTACTAIR GMBH KIS CONTINENTAL AIR LINES INC. COA CONVIASA VCV CORSE AIR INTERNATIONAL CRL CORSE-MEDITERRANEE, COMPAGNIE CCM COUGAR LEASING LTD (T/A FLY GL GSM CROATIA AIRLINES CTN CRONUS AIRLINES CUS CUBANA DE AVIACION SA. CUB CYPRUS AIRWAYS LTD. CYP CZ AIRLINES, J.S.C. OKC CZECH AIRLINES J.S.C. CSA DAIMLER CHRYSLER AVIATION GMBH DCS DAIRO AIR SERVICES, LTD. DSR DANISH AIR TRANSPORT APS DTR DANU ORO TRANSPORTAS DNU DARWIN AIRLINE SA DWT DAS AIR CARGO DAZ DASNAIR SA DGX DBF AVIATION 8FJ DELTA AIR LINES, INC. DAL DELTA AIR TRANSPORT NV 8EM DENIM AIR DNM DEUTSCHE BA BAG DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA, AG DLH DHL AIR LIMITED DHK DNIEPROAVIA UDN DOMODEDOVO AIRLINES DMO DONBASS-EASTERN UKRAINIAN UDC DRF DEUTSCHE RETTUNGSFLUGWACHT AMB DUBROVNIK AIRLINE D.O.O. DBK DUCAIR SA DUK DUNYAYA BAKIS HAVA TASIMACILIG VVF DYNAMIC JET TRAVEL 8FK EAGLE AIR LTD A BERNE EAB EAGLE AVIATION FRANCE EGN EASTERN AIRWAYS (UK) LIMITED EZE EASY JET SWITZERLAND SA EZS EASYJET AIRLINES CO., LTD EZY EDELWEISS AIR AG EDW EDINBURGH AIR CHARTER LTD EDC EFD EISELE FLUGDIENST GMBH EFD EGYPT AIR MSR EIRJET LTD EIR EL AL — ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD ELY ELBRUS AVIA AIR ENTERPRISE NLK EL-BURAQ AIR TRANSPORT INC. BRQ EMIRATES UAE ENIMEX LTD ENI EQUATORIAL CARGO 9EC ERITREAN AIRLINES ERT ESTONIAN AIR ELL ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CORPORATION ETH ETIHAD AIRWAYS ETD EUROATLANTIC AIRWAYS MMZ EUROCYPRIA AIRLINES LIMITED ECA EUROFLY SPA EEZ EUROFLY SERVICE EEU EUROJET AVIATION LTD GOJ EUROJET ITALIA ERJ EUROJET LIMITED JLN EUROJET ROMANIA 8SE EUROLOT SA ELO EUROMANX AIRWAYS GMBH EMX EUROPE AIRPOST FPO EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT BCS EUROPEAN AVIATION AIR CHARTER EAF EUROWINGS AG, NURNBERG EWG EUROWINGS FLUG GMBH, DORTMUND EWF EVA AIRWAYS CORPORATION EVA EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES EIA EXCEL AVIATION LIMITED XLA EXCELLENT AIR GMBH GZA EXECAIRE AVIATION LTD EXA EXECUJET SCANDINAVIA A/S VMP EXECUTIVE AEROSPACE (PTY) LTD EAS EXECUTIVE AIRLINES S.L. EXU EXECUTIVE AVIATION SERVICES JTR EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER LIMITED EXJ EXIN EXN FAI AIRSERVICE, NURNBERG IFA FALCON AIR AB FCN FARNAIR HUNGARY LTD FAH FARNAIR SWITZERLAND AG FAT FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION FDX FINNAIR OYJ FIN FINNISH AVIATION ACADEMY 6AS FINNISH COMMUTER AIRLINES OY WBA FIRST AIR (BRADLEY SCHEDULED) FAB FIRST CHOICE AIRWAYS FCA FLEXFLIGHT APS FXT FLIGHT PRECISION LTD CLB FLIGHTLINE FLT FLIGHTLINE FTL FLM AVIATION MOHRDIECK GMBH FKI FLORIDA WEST AIRLINES FWL FLUGFELAG ISLANDS, AIR ICELAND FXI FLY AIR FLM FLY INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS NVJ FLY ME SWEDEN AB FLY FLY POINT FLUGSERVICE 8SD FLYBABOO SA BBO FLYBE JERSEY EUROPEAN BEE FLYING DEVIL 8FF FLYING SERVICE FYG FLYJET LTD FJE FOCUS AIR 8CD FOXAIR GMBH, AUGSBURG FUP FREE BIRD AIRLINES FHY FUTURA INT'L AIRWAYS, SA FUA G5 EXECUTIVE AG EXH GAMA AVIATION LTD GMA GAZPROMAVIA GZP GB AIRWAYS LTD GBL GEMINI AIR CARGO, LLC GCO GENEX LTD GNX GEORGIAN AIRWAYS TGZ GEORGIAN NATIONAL AIRLINES GFG GERMANIA FLUGGESELLSCHAFT KOLN GMI GERMANWINGS GMBH GWI GESTAIR EXECUTIVE JET GES GESTION AEREA AJECUTIVA S.L. GJT GLOBAL GEORGIAN AIRWAYS GGZ GLOBAL JET AUSTRIA GLJ GLOBAL JET LUXEMBOURG SVW GLOBAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS LTD GSS GLOBE JET S.A.L. GJA GOLD AIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED GDA GOLDECK FLUG GMBH GDK GOLDEN AIR FLYG AB GAO GOMEL AIRLINES GOM GREAT WALL AIRLINES CO., LTD GWL GREECE AIRWAYS GRE GROMOV AIR, JSC GAI GROSSMANN JET SERVICE GSJ GUARD SYSTEMS ASA GSY GULF AIR GFA GULF AIR BAHRAIN B.S.C. GBA HAINAN AIRLINES CHH HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL LUFTV. HHI HANG KHONG VIET NAM HVN HAPAG LLOYD EXPRESS GMBH HLX HAPAG LLOYD FLUGGESELLSCHAFT HLF HELI AIR SERVICES HLR HELI-AIR-MONACO MCM HELICOPTER TRAVEL MUNICH 8EP HELIOS AIRWAYS LTD. HCY HELISTAR 8EX HELI-VIP 8FN HELLAS JET HEJ HELLO AG FHE HELVETIC AIRWAYS AG OAW HEMUS AIR HMS HEWA BORA AIRWAYS ALX HEX'AIR HER HOLA AIRLINES HOA HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES HDA HOZU-AVIA OZU I.J.M. INTERNATIONAL JET MANAG IJM IBERIA IBE IBERWORLD IWD ICELANDAIR ICE IMAIR ITX INTER EXPRESS AIRLINES INX INTERJET (GREECE) INJ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AIR IBZ INTERSKY LUFTFAHRT GMBH ISK INTERSTATE AIRLINES BV. FWA IRAN NAT. AIRLINES (IRAN AIR) IRA IRANAIR TOURS CO. IRB ISD AVIA LTD ISD ISRAIR ISR ITALI AIRLINES SRL ACL JADE CARGO INTERNATIONAL JAE JAMAHIRIYA LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES LAA JAPAN AIR LINES COMPANY, LTD JAL JAT AIRWAYS JAT JET 2000 JTT JET AVIATION, BUSINESS JETS AG PJS JET CONNECTION JCX JET EXECUTIVE INT'L CHARTER JEI JET SERVICE SP JDI JET STREAM 8CM JET2.COM 8BL JET2.COM LTD EXS JET4YOU 8DT JETAIRFLY JAF JETALLIANCE AG JAG JETCLUB LIMITED JCS JETFLITE OY, FINLAND JEF JETFLY AVIATION 8BW JETRAN AIR SRL MDJ JETX AIRLINES LTD JXX JOHNSONS AIR LIMITED JON K.S. AVIA KSA KALITTA AIR, LLC CKS KARTHAGO AIRLINES KAJ KAVMINVODYAVIA MVD KD AVIA, OJSC KNI KENYA AIRWAYS LTD. KQA KHORS AIRCOMPANY KHO KIBRIS TURK HAVA YOLLARI LTD. KYV KINGFISHER AIR SERVICES BEZ KLM CITYHOPPER BV KLC KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES KLM KOMIINTERAVIA KMV KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD KAL KOSMAS AIR KMG KOSMOS KSM KRASNOJARSKY AIRLINES KJC KUBAN AIRLINES KIL KUWAIT AIRWAYS CORPORATION KAC L T E INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS LTE LAN -LINEA AEREA NAC. DE CHILE LAN LATCHARTER LTC LAUDA AIR LDA LAUDA AIR ITALY LDI LEEWARD ISLANDS AIR TRANSPORT LIA LIBYAN ARAB CO. FOR AIR CARGO LCR LINEAS AEREAS ALAIRE, S.L. ALR LINEAS AEREAS SURAMERICANAS LAU LINXAIR BUSINESS AIRLINES 8EF LITHUANIAN AIRLINES LIL LIVINGSTON SPA LVG LONDON EXECUTIVE AVIATION LTD LNX LOT — POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE LOT LOTUS AIRLINE TAS LTU LUFTTRANSPORT-UNTERNEHMEN LTU LUFTHANSA CITYLINE CLH LUFTTRANSPORT A/S LTR LUFTVERKEHR FRIESLAND BRUNZEMA LFH LUKOIL-AVIA LUK LUXAIR LGL LUXOR AIR LXO LUZAIR LUZ LVOV AIRLINES UKW MACEDONIAN AIRLINES (FYROM) MAK MAERSK AIR LTD. (UK) MSK MAHAN AIR IRM MALAYSIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM MAS MALEV — HUNGARIAN AIRLINES MAH MALMO AVIATION AB SCW MANHATTAN AIR LIMITED MHN MAP-MANAGEMENT & PLANUNG GMBH MPJ MARTINAIR HOLLAND NV MPH MAS AIRWAYS LTD WMT MASTER AIRWAYS MSW MASTERJET, AVIACAO EXECUTIVA LMJ MAX AVIA MAI MAXJET AIRWAYS MXJ MC AVIATION 8FI MENA JET MNJ MENEKSE HAVACILIK 8EY MERAVO HELICOPTERS 8EO MERIDIANA SPA ISS MIA AIRLINES 8CB MIAMI AIR INTERNATIONAL INC. BSK MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES MEA MINILINER SRL MNL MK AIRLINE LTD MKA MNG HAVAYOLLARI VE TASIMACILIK MNB MOLDAVIAN AIRLINES MDV MONARCH AIRLINES LTD MON MONTENEGRO AIRLINES MGX MOTOR SICH MSI MOUNTAIN AIR CARGO, INC. MTN MSR FLUG-CHARTER GMBH, GREVEN EBF MUSTIQUE AIRWAYS MAW MY WAY AIRLINES SRL MYW MYTRAVEL AIRWAYS (UK) MYT MYTRAVEL AIRWAYS A/S VKG NEOS SPA NOS NETJETS AVIATION, INC. EJA NETJETS, TRANSPORTES AEREOS NJE NL LUFTFAHRT GMBH NLY NOBILAIR NBL NOMADS TRAVEL CLUB 2NT NOORDZEE HELICOPTER 8EN NORD-FLYG AB NEF NORDIC AIRLINK NDC NORDIC REGIONAL AB NRD NORDIC SOLUTION 8DF NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES NAO NORTH FLYING A/S NFA NORTHERN EXECUTIVE AVIATION NEX NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC. NWA NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE AS NAX NOUVEL AIR TUNISIE LBT NOUVELLE AIR IVOIRE VUN NOVA AIRLINES AB NVR NOVAIR — AVIACAO GERAL, SA NOP OCEAN AIRLINES VCX OHLAIR CHARTERFLUG 8FD OLYMPIC AIRLINES SA OAL OMNI — AVIACAO E TECNOLOGIA OAV OMNI AIR EXPRESS, INC. (TULSA) OAE ONUR HAVA TASIMACILIK AWMS OHY OSTFRIESISCHE LUFTTRANSPORT OLT OXAERO OXE OY AIR FINLAND LTD; FINLAND FIF PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (PIA) PIA PALMAIR EUROPEAN 6AU PEGASUS HAVA TASIMACILIGI PGT PEL AIR 8CW PETROFF AIR 8PA PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC (CARTER PHA PIEDMONT AVIATION SERVICES INC PCE PLUNA PUA PODILIA-AVIA PDA POLET POT PORTUGALIA PGA PREMIUM AVIATION PMU PRINCE AVIATION 8EG PRINCIPAL AIR SERVICES 8AB PRIVATAIR GMBH, DUSSELDORF PTG PRIVATE OPERATOR(S) ZZZ PRIVATE WINGS FLUGCHARTER PWF PSKOV STATE AVIATION ENT. PSW QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED QFA QATAR AIRWAYS COMPANY QTR QUICK AIR JET CHARTER GMBH QAJ RAF-AVIA MTL RATH AVIATION GMBH RAQ REEM AIR REK REGIONAL AIR EXPRESS GMBH REW REGIONAL AIR LINES (MOROCCO) RGL REGIONAL AIRLINES (FRANCE) RGI REGIONAL, COMP. AERIENNE EURO. RAE RIVNE UNIVERSAL AVIA UNR ROMAVIA RMV ROYAL AIR MAROC RAM ROYAL AVIATION EXPRESS 8DB ROYAL JET ROJ ROYAL JORDANIAN RJA RYAN AVIATION CORPORATION RYN RYANAIR RYR SABTA BARBARA AIRLINES, C.A. BBR SAGA HAVA TASIMACILIK A.S. SGX S-AIR, PRIV. JOINT-STOCK AV. C RLS SAMARA BRZ SAMSUNG AEROSPACE 8BE SAS BRAATHENS AS CNO SATA INTERNACIONAL RZO SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES SVA SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM SAS SENATOR AVIATION CHARTER SNA SERVAIR, PRIVATE CHARTER AG SWZ SERVIS AIR 6AQ SEVERSTAL, AIRCOMPANY LTD SSF SHANGHAI AIRLINES CSH SHOVKOVIY SHLYAH LTD SWW SIBERIA AIRLINES SBI SILESIA AIR J.S.C. SUA SILK WAY AIRLINES AZQ SILVER AIR LTD SLD SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED SIA SKORPION AIR SPN SKY AIRLINES SHY SKY EUROPE AIRLINES HUNGARY HSK SKY EXPRESS S.A. SEH SKY EXPRESS SP, Z.O.O. SXP SKY SERVICE SKS SKY SERVICE AVIATION 8SB SKY SERVICE AVIATION INC. 8EW SKY WINGS 8EK SKYDRIFT LTD SDL SKYEUROPE AIRLINES, A.S. ESK SKYLINE AVIATION 7SK SKYSERVICE AVIATION, S.L. SKT SKYSERVICE F.B.O. INC. SSV SKYTAXI LTD IGA SKYWAY ENTERPRISES, INC SKZ SKYWAYS EXPRESS AB SKX SKYWORK SA SRK SLOVAK AIRLINES SLL SN BRUSSELS AIRLINES DAT SOKO AVIATION, SL OKT SOLID AIR BV SOX SOLINAIR LTD SOP SONNIG SA ONG SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (SAA) SAA SPANAIR JKK SPEEDWINGS SA SPW SRILANKAN AIRLINES ALK ST. VINCENT GRENADINES AIR SVD STAR AIR A/S SRR STAR EUROPE SEU STAR LET 8EI STAR XL GERMAN AIRLINES GMBH GXL STATE AIR COMPANY BERKUT BEC STATE ENTERPRISE ANTONOV 6AO STATE TRANSPORT COMPANY RUSSIA SDM STERLING AIRLINES A/S SNB SUCKLING AIRWAYS SAY SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES, INC. SCX SUN-AIR OF SCANDINAVIA A/S SUS SUNDOR INT. AIR SERVICES ERO SUNEXPRESS -GUNES EKSPRES HAV. SXS SUNWING AIRLINES INC. SWG SURINAAMSE LUCHTVAART MAATS. SLM SVENSKA DIREKTFLYG AB HSV SWEDEWAYS AB SWE SWIFTAIR SA SWT SWISS AIR-AMBULANCE LTD SAZ SWISS EUROPEAN AIR LINES LTD SWU SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES CRX SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES SWR SYNERGY AVIATION LTD SYG SYRIAN ARAB AIRLINES SYR TAAG, LINHAS AEREAS DE ANGOLA DTA TACV -TRANS. AEREOS CABO VERDE TCV TAF-LINHAS AEREAS SA TSD TAG AVIATION SA FPG TAG AVIATION UK LTD VIP TAG FARNBOROUGH AIRPORT LTD FBO TAM — LINHAS AEREAS SA TAM TARHAN TOWER AIRLINES TTH TAROM, ROMANIAN AIR TRANSPORT ROT TESIS TIS THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL THA THOMAS COOK AIRLINES TCX THOMAS COOK AIRLINES BELGIUM TCW THOMSONFLY TOM TITAN AIRWAYS LTD AWC TNT AIRWAYS SA TAY TNT INTERNATIONAL AVIATION NTR TRADE AIR TDR TRANSAERO AIRLINES TSO TRANSAVIA HOLLAND BV TRA TRANSAVIAEXPORT TXC TRANSPORTES AEREOS PORTUGUESES TAP TRANSWEDE AIRWAYS AB TWE TRAVEL SERVICE LTD (HUNGARY) TVL TRAVEL SERVIS (CZECH REPUBLIC) TVS TRIAIR (BERMUDA) LTD 8EV TRISTAR AIR TSY TUI AIRLINES BELGIUM TUB TUI AIRLINES NEDERLAND BV TFL TUIFLY NORDIC AB BLX TULPAR TUL TUNINTER TUI TUNIS AIR TAR TURISTIK HAVA TASIMACILIK AS CAI TURKISH AIRLINES-TURK HAVA YO THY TURKMENHOVAYOLLARY TUA TWIN JET TJT TWINJET AIRCRAFT LTD TWJ TYROLEAN AIRWAYS TYR TYROLEAN JET SERVICE TJS UKRAINE CARGO AIRWAYS UKS UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AUI UKRAINE MEDITERRANEAN AIRLINES UKM UNITED AIR LINES INC. 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APPENDIX E Results (findings & inspections) per Inspection Item Inspection item Description Number of inspections (III) Number of findings (F) F/III A. Flight deck/General A01 General condition 4 422 118 0,0267 A02 Emergency exit 3 778 8 0,0021 A03 Equipment 3 519 91 0,0259 Documentation A04 Manuals 3 263 314 0,0962 A05 Checklists 3 169 98 0,0309 A06 Radio navigation charts 3 606 307 0,0851 A07 Minimum equipment list 3 721 491 0,1320 A08 Certificate of registration 4 803 43 0,0090 A09 Noise certificate (where applicable) 4 642 53 0,0114 A10 AOC or equivalent 4 610 116 0,0252 A11 Radio licence 4 751 69 0,0145 A12 Certificate of airworthiness 4 806 29 0,0060 Flight data A13 Flight preparation 3 627 369 0,1017 A14 Weight and balance sheet 3 208 200 0,0623 Safety Equipment A15 Hand fire extinguishers 3 812 98 0,0257 A16 Life jackets/flotation device 3 525 68 0,0193 A17 Harness 3 692 23 0,0062 A18 Oxygen equipment 3 516 34 0,0097 A19 Flash light 3 363 54 0,0161 Flight Crew A20 Flight crew licence 4 484 168 0,0375 Journey Log Book/Technical Log or equivalent A21 Journey log book, or equivalent 3 751 76 0,0203 A22 Maintenance release 3 662 39 0,0106 A23 Defect notification and rectification (incl. Tech Log) 3 767 213 0,0565 A24 Preflight inspection 3 397 35 0,0103 B. Safety/Cabin B01 General Internal condition 3 762 382 0,1015 B02 Cabin attendant's station and crew rest area 3 089 110 0,0356 B03 First aid kit/emergency medical kit 3 156 247 0,0783 B04 Hand fire extinguishers 3 209 148 0,0461 B05 Life jackets/flotation devices 3 060 115 0,0376 B06 Seat belts 3 251 96 0,0295 B07 Emergency exit, lighting and marking, torches 3 154 250 0,0793 B08 Slides/life-rafts (as required) 2 553 68 0,0266 B09 Oxygen supply (cabin crew and passengers) 2 860 353 0,1234 B10 Safety instructions 3 101 103 0,0332 B11 Cabin crew members 2 444 25 0,0102 B12 Access to emergency exits 3 199 160 0,0500 B13 Safety of passenger baggages 1 682 34 0,0202 B14 Seat capacity 1 852 4 0,0022 C. Aircraft Condition C01 General external condition 4 873 1 017 0,2087 C02 Doors and hatches 4 398 93 0,0211 C03 Flight controls 4 339 58 0,0134 C04 Wheels, tyres and brakes 4 521 216 0,0478 C05 Undercarriage 4 369 194 0,0444 C06 Wheel well 4 196 213 0,0508 C07 Powerplant and pylon 4 275 314 0,0735 C08 Fan blades 3 632 23 0,0063 C09 Propellers 504 16 0,0317 C10 Obvious repairs 4 211 66 0,0157 C11 Obvious unrepaired damage 4 135 68 0,0164 C12 Leakage 4 348 292 0,0672 D. Cargo D01 General condition of cargo compartment 2 908 226 0,0777 D02 Dangerous goods 384 29 0,0755 D03 Safety of cargo on board 1 440 222 0,1542 E. General E01 General 765 127 0,1660