Can measures banning operations be applied as a result of findings at an Inspectorate in Rampa?

In some cases, where the findings detected during the inspection on an aircraft prove to be major or serious breaches for operational safety, the different Participating States may decide to revoke the entry permit of that aircraft. In such a situation, the aircraft or all of the aircraft forming part of the operator, as the case may be, shall not be able to operate or fly in the airspace of Spain. If the ban is imposed only on the inspected aircraft, it may not operate in any other State, since it cannot leave Spanish airspace. This prohibition may be lifted if the aircraft operator demonstrates that the problems have been properly addressed and corrected in accordance with the instructions required by the authority. Therefore, the revocations of the operating permit can, and are usually, temporary in nature.

With regard to these prohibitions and their subsequent lifting, participating States which are also members of the European Union shall act 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 Union.

In accordance with the requirement set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, ARO.RAMP.145 Reports, Participating States are also including information from the centralised database on their monitoring measures. This information makes it possible to assess the ability and willingness of operators to rectify the findings identified during ramp inspections and is used in subsequent analyses of the generated data.