New Delhi: Taking a tough stand against Japan for not permitting Air India to operate its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners there, aviation regulator DGCA has rejected a request from its Japanese counterpart to carry out a safety audit of the Indian aviation sector.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also made it clear that Japan's insistence to have safety talks with India cannot be a condition for granting permission to Air India to fly the Dreamliners, official sources said.
They said the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau's (JCAB) should respond to DGCA's request to allow the national carrier's Dreamliner flights.
The JCAB request came several weeks ago after it refused to allow Air India operate its Dreamliners to Osaka and Tokyo, replacing the existing flights by the fuel-guzzling Boeing 777s. Air India operates four weekly flights between Delhi and Tokyo and three on Delhi-Osaka route via Hong Kong.
18/09/13 PTI/Economic Times
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also made it clear that Japan's insistence to have safety talks with India cannot be a condition for granting permission to Air India to fly the Dreamliners, official sources said.
They said the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau's (JCAB) should respond to DGCA's request to allow the national carrier's Dreamliner flights.
The JCAB request came several weeks ago after it refused to allow Air India operate its Dreamliners to Osaka and Tokyo, replacing the existing flights by the fuel-guzzling Boeing 777s. Air India operates four weekly flights between Delhi and Tokyo and three on Delhi-Osaka route via Hong Kong.
18/09/13 PTI/Economic Times
