The FAA on Jan. 31. downgraded India’s aviation safety ranking to Category 2 from Category 1, putting it on par with Zimbabwe and Indonesia. Getting upgraded could take months, if not years, though only if the Indian administration moved quickly to address the concerns, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.India’s aviation regulator needs to demonstrate it understands the technology behind new aircraft and it has the resources to ensure airlines follow safe practices, the U.S.Federal Aviation Administration said.
“The principal thing is, there’s been a lot evolution in the aviation industry there,” Huerta said. “They bought a lot of new aircraft to their fleet including technologically advanced aircraft. Are there inspectors trained and conversant in the nature of the aircraft the authority is operating,” he said. “As a regulator you can only oversee what you have technical understanding of.”
Hope Ajit Singh is listening or he is more worried about the coming elections than getting this issue sorted.He has promised to get 75 inspectors on the grounded well trained etc. Then we all know how long promises by politicians take in India, till the we have Zimbabwe for company.
“The principal thing is, there’s been a lot evolution in the aviation industry there,” Huerta said. “They bought a lot of new aircraft to their fleet including technologically advanced aircraft. Are there inspectors trained and conversant in the nature of the aircraft the authority is operating,” he said. “As a regulator you can only oversee what you have technical understanding of.”
Hope Ajit Singh is listening or he is more worried about the coming elections than getting this issue sorted.He has promised to get 75 inspectors on the grounded well trained etc. Then we all know how long promises by politicians take in India, till the we have Zimbabwe for company.