Official reply to the banning has been posted on the
DAS Air website.
Date: 16 October 2006 : 15:00 GMT
Issued By Dairo Air Services, Uganda/ DAS Air Cargo
Dairo Air Services, Uganda wishes to put on record, in the strongest terms, its objection over the decision by the European Commission to include both Dairo Air Services and DAS Air Cargo on the most recent list of carriers banned from operating into and out of the European Union.
Neither Dairo Air Services or DAS Air Cargo received any prior notification that the European Commission was considering such action, nor has any justification for this decision been received by the Ugandan Civil Aviation
Authority, the airlines controlling authority. Therefore the company has been unable to exercise any right of defence, which is embodied within the spirit and letter of the European Union Directive which established the list.
The Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority and the Airline have always responded to all communication from European airworthiness authorities when received; it is after all in the interest of both parties to do so. If any communication from the European Commission had been received prior to the publication of the list then we are certain that through dialogue an operating ban would have been avoided.
The ban entered into effect from Midnight on 14 October 2006 and as a consequence, all operations to and from Europe have been suspended.
In an effort to protect the business the company is making strenuous efforts to have the ban lifted, whilst a period of consultation can take place to resolve any concerns that the European Commission may have.
Further woes for this company.
But it will at least give Avient the opportunity to increase it freight share of the Africian market
This may please those companies that have operating bases within Europe using JAR registered aircraft and complying with JAR requirements (= expensive
).