Flag carrier Gabon Airlines is reported to be one of six Gabonese carriers whose operations were suspended by Gabon's transport ministry (Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile, ANAC) last week, after eight carriers were put under review, following a non-fatal incident on 6 June 2011. The incident involved an Antonov An-26 cargo aircraft, operated by Solenta Aviation Gabon for DHL, which ditched into the sea off the capital, Libreville. The individual airlines affected by the suspension were not identified in the transport ministry's statement, which urged airlines to “conform to the norms and recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation”. The government also banned all Antonov An-12, An-24 and An-26 aircraft from operation within Gabon. This isn't the first time that Gabonese government has taken dramatic steps aimed at improving the country's air safety standards. In 2008, the EU stopped short of a full ban on all Gabonese carriers in recognition of the government's “prompt and drastic”
efforts to address the situation. In the event, all Gabonese carriers, with the exception of Gabon Airlines and business jet operator Afrijet were prohibited from conducting services to the EU. There is no indication, as yet, as to what the suspended carriers will need to do to have their suspensions lifted, or how long the process might take.
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