India, US working on aviation safety pact
August 28th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India and the US are working on a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) which would lead to mutual acceptance of aeronautical products developed in either country.
A limited BASA process is expected to be completed by year 2010, a civil aviation ministry statement said Friday.
The agreement will include skill upgrade of India’s Director General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) certification experts.
It also proposes assessment of Indian authorities and industry capabilities to undertake certification and production work on a sustained basis to meet the standards of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
As part of the process, FAA will also conduct a “shadow certification exercise” with DGCA officials on a sample product that will focus on assessing if India’s standard certification procedure are acceptable for high class aeronautical products.
Additionally, the ministry said, a US-India Aviation Cooperation Programme (ACP) has been established to provide a forum for unified communication between the Indian government and US companies in India.
The programme will identify and support India’s civil aviation sector modernization priorities, and would be a joint effort between ACP member-companies including Boeing, Prat and Whitney, GE and Honeywell.
Funded by the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the programme will cost $371,700.
–Indo-Asian news Service
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