News / UAE bans Moldovan cargo operators from its airports, citing safety fears

An Aerotrans Cargo 747F

The UAE has banned cargo operators from Moldova from its airports over safety concerns.

The ruling will affect Aerotrans Cargo, Air Stork and Global Air Transport.

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority wrote to Moldova’s equivalent authority, the MCAA, on 19 January, noting “in the interest of aviation safety and in accordance with Article 4 of the Air Service Agreement … the UAE GCAA has decided to ban all operations of cargo aircraft from the republic of Moldova to/from UAE airports, until ...