New Delhi: DGCA, which was downgraded by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in January mainly due to lack of sufficient number of fight inspectors, has appointed several of them and sought a review meeting with the US aviation regulator, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
"In all 35 regular Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs) have been appointed, out of which 14 have joined so far. Additionally, six FOIs have been taken on contract for a one year period," Minister of State for Civil Aviation GM Siddeshwara said in reply to a question on downgrading of India's aviation safety rankings from top Category-I to II.
"Based on the above, DGCA has approached FAA for a meeting to provide them a status report of the progress made on each of their findings, so as to schedule its revisit to India," he said.
The minister said the government has given a one-time approval to the DGCA to appoint 75 posts of regular chief FOIs, deputy chief FOIs, senior FOIs and FOIs "on contract from the market instead of going through the UPSC route".
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"In all 35 regular Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs) have been appointed, out of which 14 have joined so far. Additionally, six FOIs have been taken on contract for a one year period," Minister of State for Civil Aviation GM Siddeshwara said in reply to a question on downgrading of India's aviation safety rankings from top Category-I to II.
"Based on the above, DGCA has approached FAA for a meeting to provide them a status report of the progress made on each of their findings, so as to schedule its revisit to India," he said.
The minister said the government has given a one-time approval to the DGCA to appoint 75 posts of regular chief FOIs, deputy chief FOIs, senior FOIs and FOIs "on contract from the market instead of going through the UPSC route".
05/08/14 First Post
