Mumbai: After months of lobbying the government, business jet owners tasted victory on Sunday with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) doing away with the mandatory proving flights.
The DGCA had withdrawn permissions given to all air operator permit (AOP) holders to fly worldwide unless they apply to fly on a region-wise basis (unlike the blanket permission available to fly worldwide at present) and then follow it up by carrying out a proving flight to the desired region.
Without the proving flight, their operations would be restricted to India. Questioning the rule, business jet owners rejected it and demanded proof that their overseas counterparts are subjected to same standards.
Now, instead of proving flights, business jet owners will have to demonstrate their capability across the table before DGCA's Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs). As per the latest directive, the aviation regulator will grant permissions to all air operator permit (AOP) holders to fly worldwide after they suitably prove their capability in terms of aircraft, crew and other parameters.
27/07/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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The DGCA had withdrawn permissions given to all air operator permit (AOP) holders to fly worldwide unless they apply to fly on a region-wise basis (unlike the blanket permission available to fly worldwide at present) and then follow it up by carrying out a proving flight to the desired region.
Without the proving flight, their operations would be restricted to India. Questioning the rule, business jet owners rejected it and demanded proof that their overseas counterparts are subjected to same standards.
Now, instead of proving flights, business jet owners will have to demonstrate their capability across the table before DGCA's Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs). As per the latest directive, the aviation regulator will grant permissions to all air operator permit (AOP) holders to fly worldwide after they suitably prove their capability in terms of aircraft, crew and other parameters.
27/07/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
