New Delhi: European Union (EU) is closely monitoring issues related to aviation safety in India and will discuss the factors which led to Federal Aviation Administration downgrading India's safety rank in an internal meeting next month. However according to EU's own findings there are no immediate or major concerns with regard to Indian aviation at present.
On Friday the US Federal Aviation Administration downgraded India's safety ranking from category I to II after an audit revealed deficiencies in safety oversight in India. The FAA's decision can lead to a ripple effect with other civil aviation authorities taking a tough stance, aviation experts had said.
"The European Commission (DG Mobility and Transport) has regular contacts with the Indian civil aviation authorities. The downgrade by the FAA of India's International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) status is of significant interest to the EU,'' European Commission spokesperson Dale Kidd said in an email response.
Read news in full 02/02/14 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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