India, US may sign safety agreement
India may sign a bilateral safety agreement with the US next year to enable certification of each other's products and technology. Civil aviation authorities of both the two countries are already talking to each other to conclude the Bilateral Avi...
By ET Bureau |
NEW DELHI: India may sign a bilateral safety agreement with the US next year to enable certification of each other's products and technology. Civil aviation authorities of both the two countries are already talking to each other to conclude the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA).
"We are working in right earnest to get the BASA concluded by 2010," civil aviation secretary M Madhavan Nambiar said at the Indo-US Economic Summit here.
The proposed agreement would enable certification of Indian aviation and aeronautic products by the US authorities and vice-versa. It would also enable India-made aviation products to be sold globally.
"A Joint Aviation Steering Committee, set up last year, is working on the regulatory, safety, security and other technical issues. Some working groups on areas like airworthiness and flight standards are already functioning," Mr Nambiar said.
The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) and the Us Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are working to finalise the agreement.
"We are working in right earnest to get the BASA concluded by 2010," civil aviation secretary M Madhavan Nambiar said at the Indo-US Economic Summit here.
The proposed agreement would enable certification of Indian aviation and aeronautic products by the US authorities and vice-versa. It would also enable India-made aviation products to be sold globally.
"A Joint Aviation Steering Committee, set up last year, is working on the regulatory, safety, security and other technical issues. Some working groups on areas like airworthiness and flight standards are already functioning," Mr Nambiar said.
The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) and the Us Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are working to finalise the agreement.
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