India's aviation safety ranking was on Wednesday upgraded to Category-I by US aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), paving the way for the domestic airlines to expand in the US skies.
The restoration of status comes more than 14 month after it was downgraded to Category-II following failure of aviation regulator DGCA to meet the international safety norms.
Announcing the upgrade here today, US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that India has worked hard to get back the status.
"I enjoyed a very productive series of meetings with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today. I want to congratulate India on achieving Category-I status in their civil aviation system," Foxx told reporters after the meeting.
"This is a big news, because India has worked very hard over the last one year to achieve that status," he said.
US encourages India to continue sustaining that status, Foxx said.
Margaret Gilligan, Associate Administrator for FAA, in a communication today to DGCA M Sathiyavathi informed him about the decision to restore Category-1 status to India.
08/04/15 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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The restoration of status comes more than 14 month after it was downgraded to Category-II following failure of aviation regulator DGCA to meet the international safety norms.
Announcing the upgrade here today, US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that India has worked hard to get back the status.
"I enjoyed a very productive series of meetings with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today. I want to congratulate India on achieving Category-I status in their civil aviation system," Foxx told reporters after the meeting.
"This is a big news, because India has worked very hard over the last one year to achieve that status," he said.
US encourages India to continue sustaining that status, Foxx said.
Margaret Gilligan, Associate Administrator for FAA, in a communication today to DGCA M Sathiyavathi informed him about the decision to restore Category-1 status to India.
08/04/15 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
