Turkmenistan Airlines regains approval for EU operations

European safety regulators have restored the third-country authorisation to Turkmenistan Airlines which had been withdrawn early this year. The carrier had been forced to resort to wet-lease operations to maintain European services following the withdrawal. It subsequently enlisted Lufthansa Consulting, in February, to assist with supporting a return to compliance with EASA criteria. Turkmenistan Airlines says it took "immediate action" to address the "difficulties in satisfying relevant requirements" for third-country operators. It states that EASA carried out an audit at the carrier's base in Ashgabat at the end of September, and reauthorized the airline Oct 11. Lufthansa Consulting worked with the airline to oversee management system changes and implementation of other matters. <br/>