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India, US sign agreement to improve systems at DGCA

New Delhi: India's aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and United States Technical Development Agency (USTDA) have signed the Grant Agreement for India Aviation Safety Technical Assistance Phase II in New Delhi today. 

"Phase II of the current project is aimed at sustaining efforts undertaken during 2014 for restoration of IASA Category 1 status and bringing in more systemic improvements in the area of operation, airworthiness and licensing. t will include components on General Aviation and Business Aviation," the government said in a release. 

The release added that the USTDA will be partially funding the assistance and The Wicks Group (TWG) will also share the cost of assistance. 

While the phase II will look at improving systems at the DGCA, the Phase I of this collaboration had helped India get back its category I status from the US-based Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). 

The FAA had carried out an International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) audit in September 2013 and a review in December 2013, and India was downgraded to Category 2 in January 2014. 

In March 2014, United States Technical Development Agency (USTDA) in coordination with FAA approached DGCA and offered assistance under a USTDA. 

Under the Grant Agreement, US based Contractor The Wicks Group (TWG) assisted DGCA in addressing the findings and prepared for a reassessment by FAA in December 2014. Based on this reassessment and a follow-up visit in March 2015, India's Category 1 status was restored in April 2015. 

Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.

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