New Delhi: India's aviation safety mechanism is likely to remain downgraded till March next year with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finding deficiencies on eight counts, it was officially stated today.
The American aviation regulator, which conducted a fresh safety audit of DGCA from December eight, is likely to determine India's safety rating in March 2015, almost a year after downgrading it from the top Category-I to Category-II.
The FAA team carried out a "full audit" to ascertain India's compliance of international aviation safety standards by focussing on "eight critical elements", Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said.
The elements cover a gamut of activities including those relating to legislation, regulations, technical personnel, training, licencing, certification, surveillance obligations, which are critical for aviation safety oversight functions, he said in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
16/12/14 PTI/Business Standard
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The American aviation regulator, which conducted a fresh safety audit of DGCA from December eight, is likely to determine India's safety rating in March 2015, almost a year after downgrading it from the top Category-I to Category-II.
The FAA team carried out a "full audit" to ascertain India's compliance of international aviation safety standards by focussing on "eight critical elements", Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said.
The elements cover a gamut of activities including those relating to legislation, regulations, technical personnel, training, licencing, certification, surveillance obligations, which are critical for aviation safety oversight functions, he said in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
16/12/14 PTI/Business Standard
