By Vaibhav Agrawal
For lagging behind global standards in two critical elements of aviation safety and security measures, The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has been rapped by a key parliamentary committee over the Airports Authority of India (AAI), according to a report released by The Tribune India.
In a report on AAI, the Committee on Public Undertakings stated that out of eight critical elements, AAI is lagging behind ineffective implementation in organisation and licensing which is 61.54% and 25.26%, respectively, against the average world score of 70.8%.
As mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), accident investigation, airworthiness, Air navigation services, operations, legislation, and aerodromes are the other six critical elements while establishing and implementing an effective state oversight system for aviation safety and security by taking into account the eight elements is required by the member states of ICAO.
While the world average in the organisation and Licensing was 71.14% and 73.55%, respectively, the Committee observed that AAI was trailing by a wide margin in the two. However, its practical implementation score of 70.8% was a notch above the world average of 69.76%.
The ministry said that AAI’s practical implementation in licensing was 100% as all their airports used for international operations and domestic airports that operate scheduled air transport services are licensed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Poor percentage of practical implementation in this area may be attributed to other licensing areas.
Brief
For lagging behind global standards in two critical elements of aviation safety and security measures, MoCA has been rapped by a key parliamentary committee over the Airports Authority of India (AAI). While the world average in the organisation and Licensing was 71.14% and 73.55%, respectively, the Committee observed that AAI was trailing by a wide margin in the two. However, its practical implementation score of 70.8% was a notch above the world average of 69.76%.
