New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has hired 3-4 pilots from the grounded Kingfisher airlines as part of its appointment of 29 new Flight Operation Inspectors (FOIs). This is part of the requirement to regain category 1 air safety rating from the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), which had downgraded India in January this year, citing inadequate oversight mechanism with the DGCA to properly monitor the safety performance of Indian carriers.
The civil aviation ministry hopes to ask the FAA conduct a fresh safety audit of India's aviation watchdog DGCA in June this year as reported by FE in its March 8 edition. “The 29 FOIs will now get the training, for which the tenure will depend on the type of aircraft they are expected to assess. The process should be completed by May-June, after which we would look for a fresh FAA audit,” an official said.
29/03/14 Financial Express
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The civil aviation ministry hopes to ask the FAA conduct a fresh safety audit of India's aviation watchdog DGCA in June this year as reported by FE in its March 8 edition. “The 29 FOIs will now get the training, for which the tenure will depend on the type of aircraft they are expected to assess. The process should be completed by May-June, after which we would look for a fresh FAA audit,” an official said.
29/03/14 Financial Express
