US downgrades India's aviation rating

[craigt3365]

Shekhar Niyogi, New Delhi, February 4, 2014

THE US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week downgraded India's aviation safety rating from Category I to Category II, prompting US-based carriers to suspend codesharing practices with Indian airlines.

The downgrade bars Air India and Jet Airways, the only two Indian carriers serving the US, from adding new flights to the country or entering new codeshare agreements with US airlines, though existing flights remain unaffected.

News agency Bloomberg stated that the downgrade was due to India’s lack of action on the safety deficiencies found in earlier assessments but Indian civil aviation minister reportedly said that only two of 31 aviation issues were left unresolved.

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http://www.ttgasia.com/article.php?article_id=22477

[RabC]

From the country that builds and sells the 787

[harrry]

From the country that builds and sells the 787

Well builds them but it is not doing too well with selling them now.

[craigt3365]

From the country that builds and sells the 787

Maybe sells, but hardly builds:

http://www.businessinsider.com/graphic-boeing-787-dreamliner-suppliers-2013-1

Basically, American companies make the front and back of the plane. The rest come from all over the world.

So if you want to assign blame, there's a lot of countries to include. Sorry to bust your bubble.

[GrantSmith]

Politically motivated?

No.. Dun be ridiculous!

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