According to a report by Mihir Mishra in The Economic Times, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated the process of recertifying all airlines in the country in an attempt to ensure full compliance from all stakeholders during the audit by Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in December this year.
"The process for recertification of Air India and Jet Airways is on, and all other airlines will have to go through it. DGCA has started with these two airlines because these two are the only carriers that fly to the US. DGCA does not want to take chances with FAA audit this time and the recertification process will ensure that that the airlines have all the documents in place according to current standards," said a senior government official in the know, adding that this process will not hamper the operations of these airlines.
The official said that the airlines will have to submit all manuals required and have to conduct a proving flight (conduct flights to prove that the airline has all systems in place to run operations). The proving flights for Air India and Jet Airways will happen sometime this month.
"All other airlines, barring AirAsia India, will be recertified eventually," the official added. He further explained that the need for recertification -- issue fresh Air Operators Permit -- was felt under the new norms CAP 3100 that came into effect only in 2012.
08/10/14 Travel Biz Monitor
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"The process for recertification of Air India and Jet Airways is on, and all other airlines will have to go through it. DGCA has started with these two airlines because these two are the only carriers that fly to the US. DGCA does not want to take chances with FAA audit this time and the recertification process will ensure that that the airlines have all the documents in place according to current standards," said a senior government official in the know, adding that this process will not hamper the operations of these airlines.
The official said that the airlines will have to submit all manuals required and have to conduct a proving flight (conduct flights to prove that the airline has all systems in place to run operations). The proving flights for Air India and Jet Airways will happen sometime this month.
"All other airlines, barring AirAsia India, will be recertified eventually," the official added. He further explained that the need for recertification -- issue fresh Air Operators Permit -- was felt under the new norms CAP 3100 that came into effect only in 2012.
08/10/14 Travel Biz Monitor
