Press Information Bureau: 9 September 2012: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), USA had showed their concern based on the media reports in India, on current civil aviation scenario in India and had raised doubt on effectiveness of DGCA’s oversight of the Indian aviation industry. The FAA Flight Standard Office representative wrote to the Director General on … Continue reading
Press Information Bureau, 9 September 2012: ICAO conducts regular, mandatory, systematic and harmonized safety audits of all the contracting States to ensure that the States are fulfilling their obligation of safety oversight under the Chicago Convention. As a signatory to the Chicago Convention, India, like all other Contracting States, is also audited by ICAO. ICAO … Continue reading
August 31, 2012: It came to the notice of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in March 2012 that certain airline tickets were being sold under opaque/bargain fare wherein the identity of the airline and flight details were not displayed upfront. DGCA issued a Public Notice directing the airlines to immediately withdraw participation from such … Continue reading