Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the United States (US) aviation regulator, has retained India\u2019s aviation rating at Category 1, after conducting an audit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).<\/p>
This rating certifies that DGCA, India\u2019s apex aviation\nagency, adheres to the standards laid down by the International Civil Aviation\nOrganisation (ICAO) and undertakes adequate oversight of Indian airlines.<\/p>
Category-1 rating means that carriers from the assessed\ncountry may initiate or continue services to the USA and also take part in\nreciprocal code-share arrangements with American airlines.<\/p>
The IASA (International Aviation Safety Assessment Program)\nprogramme is conducted by the American regulator to assess each country that\nhas carriers operating to the US.<\/p>
The ICAO looks at eight areas during an audit. They include\nPrimary Aviation Legislation and Civil Aviation Regulations, Civil Aviation\nOrganisation, Personnel Licensing and Training, Aircraft Operations and\nAirworthiness of Aircraft.<\/p>
In January 2014, the FAA downgraded India’s aviation safety\nranking and it was upgraded to ‘Category 1’ in April 2015.<\/p>
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has stated\nthat India\u2019s air connectivity has grown the fastest in the last five years\n(2013-18). Also, despite infrastructural hurdles, India’s aviation market has\ndemonstrated strong growth potential for the next few years.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the United States (US) aviation regulator, has retained India\u2019s aviation rating at Category 1, after conducting an audit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This rating certifies that DGCA, India\u2019s apex aviation agency, adheres to the standards laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and undertakes adequate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[54],"tags":[121,132,109,42],"class_list":["post-12133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-av-insider","tag-air-travel","tag-airline","tag-airplane","tag-airport"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n