FAA upgrades Indonesia’s safety rating, enabling Garuda to fly to US
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FAA has upgraded Indonesia’s safety rating to Category 1, clearing the way for Garuda Indonesia to launch flights to the US.
The status change comes after Indonesia spent more than nine years labeled Category 2 under FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment Program. FAA downgraded Indonesia to Category 2 in April 2007, stating that the country was “no longer overseeing the safety of its airlines in accordance with international standards.” ...
FAA said in an Aug. 15 statement that Indonesia now “complies with [ICAO] safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating … The Category 1 status announced today is based on a March 2016 FAA assessment of the safety oversight provided by Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation.” FAA noted that the status change means “Indonesian air carriers that are able to secure the requisite FAA and DOT authority can establish service to the United States and carry the code of US carriers.”
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