In a bid to align the country’s aviation safety oversight mechanism with the best international practices, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has for the first time classified air transport services into four categories and commenced work to frame proportionate regulations for commercial and non-commercial aircraft operations depending on the size of aircraft deployed by each operator. The measure comes ahead of a safety audit by international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in November. A senior official in the DGCA said, “Currently, there is no basic document that classifies air transport operations which has led to varying interpretations and lack of clarity in the scope of commercial operations and the attendant safety oversight obligations. We have studied the global norms as outlined by ICAO, FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) and come up with four categories of services for which we will frame proportionate regulations.”
The regulator has classified air transportation keeping in view provisions of ICAO, FAA, EASA and drafted complementary regulations for both certification and operations of aircraft in India. The classifications and regulations, scheduled to be finalised by end 2015, will become effective from February 2016.
19/08/15 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Indian Express
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The regulator has classified air transportation keeping in view provisions of ICAO, FAA, EASA and drafted complementary regulations for both certification and operations of aircraft in India. The classifications and regulations, scheduled to be finalised by end 2015, will become effective from February 2016.
19/08/15 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Indian Express
