India retains topmost US aviation safety category

New Delhi: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday confirmed India's topmost category status on aviation safety and said the country was considered a "role model" in this field for other nations to follow.
An FAA team, which was here to conduct safety audit, today informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that India continued to remain in Category-1 status of FAA under its International Aviation Safety Assessment Programme (IASA), an official spokesperson said.
The safety audit came in the backdrop of the May 22 Mangalore aircrash and several aviation safety incidents.
At a meeting with the DGCA, the FAA team said the Indian regulator continued to sustain the actions demonstrated last year in meeting international standards for effective safety oversight of India's airline industry, she said.
During the discussions today, the FAA flagged following four areas for consultation, which included availability of qualified technical personnel in DGCA, technical guidance for them and resolution of safety concerns.
The FAA had for the first time in 1997 put India in the top category.
08/07/10 Press Trust of India

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2010, Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2010, Safety Jul 2010