Mumbai: The US’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said it will work with the the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) here to help India regain the Category-I safety ranking. On Friday, FAA downgraded the country’s ranking from I to II, following an audit, which would check expansion of Air India and Jet Airways in the US.
"US and Indian aviation officials have developed an important working relationship as our countries work to meet the challenges of ensuring international aviation safety,” said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta in a statement.
One of the deficiencies revealed in the FAA audit was the lack of full-time flight operation inspectors in DGCA. Till now, the Union government was taking on deputation airline pilots as flight operation inspectors (FOI), raising a possibility of conflict of interest.
Earlier in the week, the government approved creation of 75 posts of FOIs. However, filling all the posts could prove an uphill task. Senior pilots of the ranks of examiners are appointed as FOIs and their mandate involves inspection, surveillance and carrying out proficiency checks of other pilots.
01/02/14 Business Standard
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"US and Indian aviation officials have developed an important working relationship as our countries work to meet the challenges of ensuring international aviation safety,” said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta in a statement.
One of the deficiencies revealed in the FAA audit was the lack of full-time flight operation inspectors in DGCA. Till now, the Union government was taking on deputation airline pilots as flight operation inspectors (FOI), raising a possibility of conflict of interest.
Earlier in the week, the government approved creation of 75 posts of FOIs. However, filling all the posts could prove an uphill task. Senior pilots of the ranks of examiners are appointed as FOIs and their mandate involves inspection, surveillance and carrying out proficiency checks of other pilots.
01/02/14 Business Standard
