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The US Federal Aviation Administration, after its audit, has mentioned that India is completely fully compliant with international safety standards.
"They (FAA) have taken a view to keep us in Category 1. We are now on a level playing field and things have been sorted out," Civil Aviation Secretary M. Madhavan Nambiar told the media in Delhi.
Nambiar was talking about the USFAA assessment, which stated that, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which is the regulator of Indian aviation sector, is abiding by the safety guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
The USFAA assessment was made after the DGCA visited on Wednesday to confirm and validate the action taken after the audit which was held in March, which had raised concerns related to the technical guidance for DGCA personnel, surveillance programmes of air operators and resolution of identified safety issues.
"We have been able to meet the ICAO guidelines," said Director General of Civil Aviation S.N.A. Zaidi.
"We have strengthened our navigation structure, and have also adopted adequate security and safety measures and have also sanctioned over 500 experts, of whom 95 were sent to the US, Singapore and other countries for training."
Maintaining that DGCA had carried out surveillance of flight operations of domestic and foreign airlines, Zaidi said: "We have taken action in 87 cases against aviation officials and airline operators."
Any official or airline who violates the rule may have to undergo imprisonment and as pay a penalty of Rs.1 million.
