The US Federal Aviation Administration will review India's compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization standards from November 16 to 20 under the International Aviation Safety Assessment programme. Inspectors will evaluate the country's aviation oversight across aircraft operations, airworthiness, and personnel licensing. Air India remains the only domestic carrier operating direct flights to US cities, making the retention of India's current Category 1 status essential. The upcoming evaluation comes after recent safety challenges, which include helicopter accidents and a deadly Boeing 787-8 crash.
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India must demonstrate compliance with international safety benchmarks to maintain its Ca…: India must demonstrate compliance with international safety benchmarks to maintain its Category 1 aviation rating.
The technical inspection will concentrate on personnel licensing, aircraft operations, an…: The technical inspection will concentrate on personnel licensing, aircraft operations, and fleet airworthiness.
A prior downgrade to Category 2 in 2014 required regulatory corrective measures before st…: A prior downgrade to Category 2 in 2014 required regulatory corrective measures before status was restored.
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New Delhi: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will conduct an audit of India's aviation safety oversight standards, mainly covering the areas of aircraft operations, airworthiness and personnel licensing, from November 16 to 20.
Currently, India, one of the world's fastest growing civil aviation markets, has Category 1 status under FAA's aviation safety assessment programme.
FAA under its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme determines whether a country's oversight of its air carriers that operate, or seek to operate, into the US or codeshare with a US air carrier, complies with safety standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The official said the FAA team will be carrying out the audit from November 16-20 that will cover mainly the areas of aircraft operations, airworthiness and personnel licensing.
IASA programme focuses on a country's ability to adhere to international aviation safety standards and recommended practices with respect to personnel licensing, operation of aircraft and airworthiness of aircraft of ICAO.
At present, Air India is the only Indian carrier to operate direct flights to US cities.
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