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Eight more flight inspectors resign from DGCA; US FAA rating at riskThe US aviation regulator had downgraded India in January last year, but upgraded it to Category I in April.
Hire people with technical background to head DGCA, says US Federal Aviation AuthorityA delay in meeting the demand could potentially hamper India’s prospects of getting back the top rating by the most powerful aviation autho...
DGCA acting on FAA findings on Indian civil aviation security: Mahesh SharmaFAA had downgraded the country's aviation safety ranking to category 2, bringing it below that of Pakistan and on par with Ghana, Barbados ...
Obama in India: Federal Aviation Authority gives nod for upgrading Indian Aviation to category IThe FAA, which met DGCA, has said that the US regulator would be working faster to ensure that Indian aviation sector gets upgraded as earl...
DGCA may meet Federal Aviation Administration next month for fresh auditThe rating downgrade, India's first, put it in the same category as Zimbabwe and Indonesia, and barred Indian carriers from expanding opera...
Commercial pilot licences now valid for 5 yearsIndia's civil aviation regulator has decided to increase the validity of pilot licences to five years, according to an official.
Why US' downgrade of India's safety rating threatens to send aviation sector into a tailspinFAA, which audited DGCA last year, concluded that the deficit of officers hobbled its efforts to oversee airlines in accordance with standa...
Aviation ministry pushes for new sector regulatorThe aviation ministry is preparing to introduce legislation in the upcoming session of Parliament to create a new aviation regulator.
DGCA confident of avoiding downgrade by US regulatorFederal Aviation Administration completed its second round of safety audit of its Indian counterpart DGCA and is likely to submit its final...
DGCA taking measures to avoid US FAA downgradeDGCA is rushing to plug the loopholes ahead of a second audit by the US' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in December..
- India retains topmost US aviation safety category
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday confirmed India's topmost category status on aviation safety and said the country ...