New Delhi: E-commerce players may not be allowed to use unmanned aerial systems (UAS) like ‘drone’ for commercial purposes even after the United Nations’ global body for airlines, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), came out with standards and policies for UAS, owing to the country’s poor civil aviation standards.
Top government sources said India’s poor civil aviation standards has made external agencies firmly believe that use of UAS in India’s air space will be a risky venture. India’s aviation sector was downgraded by United States Federal Aviation Administration (USFAA) in January last year over air safety oversight.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) banned the use of drones in September last year and said it is working on formulating rules and regulations in this regard but will wait till the ICAO publishes Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPs) for their certification and operation.
30/01/15 Sanjay Singh/Financial Express
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Top government sources said India’s poor civil aviation standards has made external agencies firmly believe that use of UAS in India’s air space will be a risky venture. India’s aviation sector was downgraded by United States Federal Aviation Administration (USFAA) in January last year over air safety oversight.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) banned the use of drones in September last year and said it is working on formulating rules and regulations in this regard but will wait till the ICAO publishes Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPs) for their certification and operation.
30/01/15 Sanjay Singh/Financial Express
