New Delhi: Scheduled airlines as well as non-scheduled operators in the country will no longer have to seek the civil aviation ministry's approval for importing aircraft after having secured an in-principle approval prior to entering into negotiations for purchasing the aircraft.
The civil aviation ministry has done away with the need for second approval for importing aircraft for use, a move aimed at enhancing the ease of doing business in the country. "The minister (Ashok Gajapathi Raju) is of the view that the Indian market needs more and more planes and the ministry needs to cut the red tape to make it easier for the airlines," said a senior civil aviation ministry official, who did not want to be identified.
The official said that from now on the airlines will only need to go to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for technical approvals before the import of aircraft.
20/11/15 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
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The civil aviation ministry has done away with the need for second approval for importing aircraft for use, a move aimed at enhancing the ease of doing business in the country. "The minister (Ashok Gajapathi Raju) is of the view that the Indian market needs more and more planes and the ministry needs to cut the red tape to make it easier for the airlines," said a senior civil aviation ministry official, who did not want to be identified.
The official said that from now on the airlines will only need to go to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for technical approvals before the import of aircraft.
20/11/15 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
