<p>India has retained the Category I status under the Federal Aviation Administration's international aviation safety programme, regulator DGCA said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>FAA under its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme determines whether a country's oversight of its air carriers that operate or seek to operate, into the US or codeshare with a US air carrier complies with safety standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).</p>.<p>In a statement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that based on the positive outcomes of the assessment and follow-ups, India continues to retain FAA IASA Category 1 status, which was last assessed in July 2018.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/domestic-aviation-industry-on-recovery-path-passenger-traffic-60-pc-higher-in-fy23-1208820.html" target="_blank">Domestic aviation industry on recovery path; passenger traffic 60 pc higher in FY23</a></strong><br /><br />"FAA has stated that DGCA has demonstrated a commitment towards ensuring an effective safety oversight of India's aviation system and appreciated the positive manner in which DGCA has worked with them," the statement said.</p>.<p>According to DGCA, the country's Category 1 determination has come at a time when Indian aviation is on a high growth trajectory and air carriers in India have major capacity induction and expansion plans.</p>.<p>"Air carriers of Category 1 countries are permitted to operate/ expand their services to destinations in the US and codeshare with US air carriers," it added.</p>.<p>Last year, in the ICAO audit, India's global ranking climbed significantly. The country scored an Effective Implementation (EI) of 85.65 per cent from the previous EI of 69.95 per cent.</p>
<p>India has retained the Category I status under the Federal Aviation Administration's international aviation safety programme, regulator DGCA said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>FAA under its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme determines whether a country's oversight of its air carriers that operate or seek to operate, into the US or codeshare with a US air carrier complies with safety standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).</p>.<p>In a statement, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that based on the positive outcomes of the assessment and follow-ups, India continues to retain FAA IASA Category 1 status, which was last assessed in July 2018.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/domestic-aviation-industry-on-recovery-path-passenger-traffic-60-pc-higher-in-fy23-1208820.html" target="_blank">Domestic aviation industry on recovery path; passenger traffic 60 pc higher in FY23</a></strong><br /><br />"FAA has stated that DGCA has demonstrated a commitment towards ensuring an effective safety oversight of India's aviation system and appreciated the positive manner in which DGCA has worked with them," the statement said.</p>.<p>According to DGCA, the country's Category 1 determination has come at a time when Indian aviation is on a high growth trajectory and air carriers in India have major capacity induction and expansion plans.</p>.<p>"Air carriers of Category 1 countries are permitted to operate/ expand their services to destinations in the US and codeshare with US air carriers," it added.</p>.<p>Last year, in the ICAO audit, India's global ranking climbed significantly. The country scored an Effective Implementation (EI) of 85.65 per cent from the previous EI of 69.95 per cent.</p>