New Delhi: Threat of a downgrade looms large over DGCA as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is scheduled to carry out a second safety audit next month, with the Indian aviation regulator rushing through a series of corrective measures pointed out by its US counterpart.
Two months after their first audit in which it raised several safety concerns, an FAA team would again hold talks with their counterparts from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on December 11, official sources said here.
Weeks after a safety audit of the DGCA by the UN-body International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a four-member FAA team had in September carried out their first audit and raised concerns over 33 specific issues.
These included existence of large number of vacancies in top technical posts like those of Joint Directors General and Deputy Directors General, at a time when air traffic in India was growing at a rapid pace. DGCA had 421 employees till July this year as against sanctioned staff strength of 574.
24/11/13 PTI/Business Line
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Two months after their first audit in which it raised several safety concerns, an FAA team would again hold talks with their counterparts from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on December 11, official sources said here.
Weeks after a safety audit of the DGCA by the UN-body International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a four-member FAA team had in September carried out their first audit and raised concerns over 33 specific issues.
These included existence of large number of vacancies in top technical posts like those of Joint Directors General and Deputy Directors General, at a time when air traffic in India was growing at a rapid pace. DGCA had 421 employees till July this year as against sanctioned staff strength of 574.
24/11/13 PTI/Business Line
