Mumbai: In a major boost for Indian civil aviation sector, more specifically for Air India and Jet Airways, the U.S. Federal Aviation Association (FAA), has upgraded the safety rating of Indian airlines as well as of the civil aviation regulator by granting a Category 1 rating to India under its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme.
This announcement was made by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx during his meeting with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Mr. Foxx also announced that India now complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
A Category 1 rating means that the country’s civil aviation authority complies with ICAO standards and permits India’s air carriers to add flights to the U.S. using their own aircraft and carry the code of U.S. carriers on their operations.
The grant of Category 1 rating follows a December 8-12, 2014, FAA review of the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), subsequent meetings, and an FAA visit to India on March 30-31.
08/04/15 Lalatendu Mishra/The Hindu
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This announcement was made by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx during his meeting with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Mr. Foxx also announced that India now complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
A Category 1 rating means that the country’s civil aviation authority complies with ICAO standards and permits India’s air carriers to add flights to the U.S. using their own aircraft and carry the code of U.S. carriers on their operations.
The grant of Category 1 rating follows a December 8-12, 2014, FAA review of the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), subsequent meetings, and an FAA visit to India on March 30-31.
08/04/15 Lalatendu Mishra/The Hindu
