[CA/Econ] US downgrades India’s aviation

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US downgrades India’s aviation safety rating

·        US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - They reduced India’s safety rating from Category #1 to Category #2; meaning we’re as bogus as Ghana and Bangladesh. [Hell, even Pakistani Airlines are safer than India!]

·        Main reasons cited

Ø     India doesn’t have sufficient number of Flight operation inspectors.

Ø     India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) does not meet the safety standards set by ICAO.

Ø     (conspiracy theory) America intentionally downgraded the safety rating to “teach” us a lesson for the Devyani Khobragade controversy.

·        Consequences:

Ø     When Indian flights go to USA, their officers will do more safety checking = more time will be wasted, inconvenience to Desi passengers.

Ø     Jet airways’ share prices fell down.

Ø     Domino effect: Singapore’s aviation authority also started inspecting Indian aircrafts. The aviation regulators of EU, Japan, UAE may also reduce our rating – leading to more time waste and inconvenience to passengers.

·        New updation

v     India’s DGCA [Directorate-General of Civil Aviation] says we’ve addressed those deficiencies.

v     He is hopeful that in a month or two, we should move back from Category II to Category I

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