§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those airlines identified by the Civil Aviation Authority as a cause for concern in relation to safety which has resulted in additional ramp checks being undertaken. [8441]
§ Mr. BowisSince January's announcement of a package of measures to increase the safety surveillance of foreign aircraft operating to the UK, the Department has asked the Civil Aviation Authority to carry out a number of ramp checks. Additional ramp checks have been necessary only in the case of Turkmenistan Airlines and Transarabian Air Transport. In neither case has there been evidence of on-going problems which suggest that these airlines are not operating in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation's minimum standards.