In a major boost to the Indian civil aviation sector, more specifically for Air India and Jet Airways, the U.S. Federal Aviation Association (FAA) has upgraded the safety rating of Indian airlines as well as of the civil aviation regulator by granting a Category 1 rating to India under its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme.
This announcement was made by the U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx during his meeting with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Secretary Foxx also announced that India now complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Lauds India“U.S. and Indian aviation officials have an important, cooperative working relationship,” said Secretary Foxx.
“The U.S government commends the government of India for taking corrective action to address the safety oversight issues identified during the IASA process,” he said.
A Category 1 rating means that the country’s civil aviation authority complies with ICAO standards and permits India’s airlines to add flights to the United States using their own aircraft and carry the code of the U.S. carriers on their operations.
