The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the USA, which carried out a five-day audit of India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has pointed out certain shortcomings related to regulatory and guidance material essential for ensuring air safety which will now have to be set right within the next 65 days.
DGCA said in an official statement on Sunday that "time-bound action will be taken" on the observations made by the FAA. It further said that the FAA, under its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme, conducted the audit between July 16 and July 20 in areas covering aircraft operations, airworthiness and licensing of pilots and technical staff.
DGCA did not elaborate on the observations or the concerns flagged by the US regulator, but said the FAA team would come for a final consultation within 65 days wherein the DGCA shall present the action taken on the observations. The FAA conducts the audits to determine whether the civil aviation authority has the appropriate practices and manpower in place to oversee the safety of airlines that fly in and out of US airports. Failure to meet the FAA norms would mean that more flights by India's commercial airlines would not be permitted to the US. Besides, existing flights that land at US airports would be subjected to more stringent checks which could result in delaying the turnaround time of aircraft.
23/07/18 Mail Today/Business Today
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DGCA said in an official statement on Sunday that "time-bound action will be taken" on the observations made by the FAA. It further said that the FAA, under its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme, conducted the audit between July 16 and July 20 in areas covering aircraft operations, airworthiness and licensing of pilots and technical staff.
DGCA did not elaborate on the observations or the concerns flagged by the US regulator, but said the FAA team would come for a final consultation within 65 days wherein the DGCA shall present the action taken on the observations. The FAA conducts the audits to determine whether the civil aviation authority has the appropriate practices and manpower in place to oversee the safety of airlines that fly in and out of US airports. Failure to meet the FAA norms would mean that more flights by India's commercial airlines would not be permitted to the US. Besides, existing flights that land at US airports would be subjected to more stringent checks which could result in delaying the turnaround time of aircraft.
23/07/18 Mail Today/Business Today
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