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7/18/2009 1:57:00 PM |
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New Delhi, June (EPC News): Indian carriers may continue to enjoy the security comforts while flying to the US destinations as the country is likely to retain category-I status. |
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India has met almost all safety-related norms specified by the American aviation regulator. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in its assessment of the country’s aviation safety environment had found many loopholes in areas such as airworthiness, surveillance of flight operation, technical staff shortage and cabin safety.
Failing to meet FAA-specified requirements had put the country at risk of being downgraded by the US regulator to Category-II status. Civil aviation secretary M Madhavan Nambiar met FAA officials last week and explained them the measures taken to take the country’s safety standards to global level.
He also shared the country’s positive response to the deficiencies found out by the FAA in March 2009. A FAA team is expected to visit country on August 10 and make an assessment of progress made on various air safety standards. In its finding in March, FAA had identified 15 deficiencies related to safety, security, manpower shortage and regulatory framework.
The government has gave its nod to create 427 technical post in DGCA besides reviving of 132 lapsed posts. The Indian aviation regulator had to shut down many of its directorates across the country on account of technical manpower shortage.
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