Aviation upgrade opens up US skies to domestic players
9 April 2015 11:29 PM GMT
India's aviation safety ranking was on Wednesday upgraded to Category-I by US aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), paving the way for the domestic airlines to expand in the US skies.
The restoration of status comes more than 14 month after it was downgraded to Category-II following failure of aviation regulator DGCA to meet the international safety norms.
Announcing the upgrade here on Wednesday, US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that India has worked hard to get back the status.
"I enjoyed a very productive series of meetings with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Wednesday. I want to congratulate India on achieving Category-I status in their civil aviation system," Foxx told reporters after the meeting.
"This is a big news, because India has worked very hard over the last one year to achieve that
status," he said. US encourages India to continue sustaining that status, Foxx said.
The FAA had downgraded India's aviation safety ranking, bringing it below Pakistan and on par with countries like Ghana, Barbados and Bangladesh in January last year after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation failed to meet the safety standards set by the UN body International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The restoration of status comes more than 14 month after it was downgraded to Category-II following failure of aviation regulator DGCA to meet the international safety norms.
Announcing the upgrade here on Wednesday, US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that India has worked hard to get back the status.
"I enjoyed a very productive series of meetings with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Wednesday. I want to congratulate India on achieving Category-I status in their civil aviation system," Foxx told reporters after the meeting.
"This is a big news, because India has worked very hard over the last one year to achieve that
status," he said. US encourages India to continue sustaining that status, Foxx said.
The FAA had downgraded India's aviation safety ranking, bringing it below Pakistan and on par with countries like Ghana, Barbados and Bangladesh in January last year after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation failed to meet the safety standards set by the UN body International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
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