According to an aviation-safety audit conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), India one of the lowest-ranked countries in air safety in the Asia-Pacific region, ranking below Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan.
Key findings of report:
The ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme seeks to identify if countries have consistently implemented a safety-oversight system.
India slipped below its previous ranking of 66% to 57%. India is one of the 15 countries that are below the minimum target rates.
India’s ‘air safety oversight score’, is lower than that of Myanmar, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and North Korea in the Asia-Pacific region. The only countries ranking below India are Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu and Samoa.
One of the consequences of a low score is a potential downgrading by US aviation regulator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A downgrade by FAA would mean that Indian airlines won't be able to run new flights to the US or form alliances with US airlines.
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