US FAA upgrades India's aviation safety rating

NEW DELHI: The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) restored India's top safety rating, 14 months after it downgraded the local aviation regulator over lack of trained officials and fulltime flight operations inspectors. India has taken corrective measures to address the concerns, the US said.

Returning to Category I rating will allow the nation's carriers such as Air India and Jet AirwaysBSE 2.07 % to go ahead with plans to increase flights to the US and other parts of the world. The FAA informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the aviation ministry about the move in a letter that ETreviewed.

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