FAA OKAYS India aviation safety |
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on April 8 restored Indian aviation`s top safety ranking, paving the way for Indian airlines to start more flights to America and improve connectivity between the two countries. The upgrade comes almost 15 months after the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) was downgraded following major concerns over its inadequate safety oversight capabilities and lack of technical personnel to do the job. Air India and Jet Airways can add frequencies and go to more cities in America. Jet plans to launch flights to the US both from India as well as via Abu Dhabi. AI is looking at inducting long range Dreamliners to augment its network in North America. AI will now be able to have code share flights with the US carriers of Star Alliance, of which it is also a member.
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