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FAA audit complete, India retains highest safety standards for aviation
Express news service : New Delhi, Thu Sep 24 2009, 01:49 hrs
India has managed to retain highest category safety standards for aviation after being put through a thorough audit by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over the last two days. Indian aviation safety standards were verified by the US aviation regulator, which granted it the right to retain Category-I status for complying with international safety standards. After the audit, under the International Aviation Safety Assessment Programme, India has been found to be fully compliant with international safety standards by the FAA, civil aviation secretary M Nambiar said. Earlier, FAA had downgraded Israel from Category 1 status to Category 2 status on being found wanting on certain safety aspects.
The audit focuses on the country's ability to adhere to standards and recommended practices of International Civil Aviation Organisation for aircraft operations and maintenance. "Following the Category-I status, we are now on a level playing field," Nasim Zaidi, Director General of Civil Aviation, said. Under Category 2, no expansion or changes to services of Indian air carriers to US would have been permitted and the existing operations would have been subjected to "heightened FAA surveillance". No new direct flights to the US has been started since the review began, said an official source.