Aviation regulator starts financial monitoring of airlines New Delhi, Nov 11:India's aviation watchdog today commenced the

monitoring of airlines to determine if they were in a position to devote resources for aircraft maintenance, given the financial strain some of them were in.

"We have started the financial monitoring from today," Director General of Civil Aviation E.K. Bharat Bhusan told the media.

According to the regulator, the monitoring process would assess if airline companies had adequate resources for maintaining and repairing their aircraft.

There have been fears that carriers may cut corners in taking all the required safety measures to bring down operating costs. Fuel, which constitutes 40 percent of the operating costs has risen by over 30 percent since December 2010.

"This (monitoring) is necessary because airline which are in financial mess, may not be able to fulfill all the safety requirements like maintaining their aircraft," a senior official at the DGCA said, on account of anonymity.

"The airlines may not be allowed to add any more aircraft in their fleet. This will save resources for looking into the safety requirement of the existing fleet."

The official said that monitoring was not a new step and that the DGCA had undertaken such checks during 2008-09 when the economy and the aviation industry in particular was witnessing a slump.

The DGCA also said that daily-flight operations of all the airlines are also being monitored and that notices have been issued to three airlines for cancelling or rescheduling flights.

"We have issued show-cause notice to IndiGo and SpiceJet for not operating their scheduled flights without informing us. Earlier we issued notice to Kingfisher," the official said.

Under aircraft rules 140 (a) airlines need to take prior approval from DGCA before cancelling flights.

The notices to the UB Group promoted carrier comes after the airline said it will cancel 32 daily-flights till Nov 19 in order to rationalize the route plan and improve yields. (IANS) http://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/0/Aviation-regulator-starts-financial-monitoring-ofairlines/12241812.html 'India, US aviation cooperation to grow' New Delhi, July 19 http://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/0/India-US-aviation-cooperation-togrow/11094023.html Cooperation and trade between Indian and American aviation industries is poised to grow at a rapid pace, said the US aviation watchdog, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Tuesday.

Coinciding with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's India visit, a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) was signed between India and the US. It will open up a huge market for export of aeronautical products manufactured in India to the US and vice-versa.

"This agreement (BASA) would allow authorities on both sides like DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) and FAA to certify products that can then be introduced in India and the US," J. Randolph Babbitt, chief administrator of the FAA, told IANS on the sidelines of an industry event here.

The agreement, which was signed between the ministry of civil aviation and the US government, would unlock vast potential for companies on both sides to develop and deploy aviation equipment and systems, Babbitt said.

Under the agreement, aerospace products made in India would be inspected and certified by the DGCA and they would then be exported.

"This agreement is the first such agreement. It is the ground work after which cooperation in the field of aviation can be boosted," said Babbitt, who is a member of the delegation led by Clinton.

BASA was signed Monday by Babbitt and Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Zaidi.

"This (BASA) will open up huge potential for investment. It will also usher in mutual acceptance of aeronautical products and parts developed in either country," Zaidi said earlier.

Prior to the signing of the agreement, a six-member FAA team visited the DGCA headquarters here to review the DGCA aircraft certification system and carry out a technical assessment, said the ministry.

The FAA team observed that "the DGCA has a very sound aircraft certification system in place commensurate with the rules, regulations and working procedures".

The Americans also executed the shadow certification project (examination process), to check the DGCA process of awarding works to its contractors.

Aviation Industry In India

Aviation Industry in India traces back its History to 1912, with first flight from Karachi to Delhi started by Indian State Air Services and Imperial Airways UK collaboration. Actually it was just an extension of the London-Karachi flight by imperial airways.

However the actual instigation of India Aviation Industry was in the form of Tata Airline by JRD Tata in 1932. He was also the first Indian to get an A-License. In 1946, Tata Airlines was transformed into Air India. At the dawn of independence, India had nine air transport companies providing both cargo and passenger services.

In 1953, the Government of India nationalized all existing airline assets and formed Indian Airline Corporation for domestic air services along with Air India International for international air services.

Until, 1991, these two companies played monopoly in India. It was only in this year that private airlines were allotted the 'air taxi scheme', under which they could operate chartered and non-scheduled services for uplift of Indian tourism. In 1994, as a result of a repeal of the air corporation act, private airline companies obtained permission to operate scheduled air services.

Indian Aviation Industry witnessed a major change in 2003, when Air Deccan introduced budget flying by lowering down the fares to mere 17% of what the other airlines were charging. Now the list includes Spice Jet, Go Airways and Kingfisher Air. 'All-business class airline' Paramount Airways also belongs to this group. These budget airlines have taken up the major Indian Aviation Industry market share. They have established newer trends in the aviation industry.

Indian Aviation Industry 2009

Indian Aviation Industry 2009 takes names of some of the leading airlines in the aviation industry world over. Aviation industry statistics have shown a growth curve that establishes the emergence of a new world leader. The latest Aviation Industry news shows airlines launching newer flights everyday with very low fares to attract the maximum number of customers.

An Overview of the Aviation Industry of India gives us three main categories for the Aviation Industry analysis. These include: Airlines in India: Aviation Industry of India and airlines in India are managed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. All domestic and international airlines are supposed to obtain license from the ministry. Ten major domestic airlines came together to form FIA (Federation of Indian Airlines) to deal with Indian Aviation Industry challenges in domestic segment and establish newer trends in the aviation industry of India. Airports in India: In order to establish international standards in operational, terminal and cargo services, the International Airports Authority of India was fused with National Airports Authority to ascertain Airports Authority of India (AAI). The airports authority is responsible for all infrastructure related and aviation industry market related tasks. All airports in India are managed by the Airports Authority of India.

Aviation Schools in India: The aviation industry India provides highly lucrative careers and thus is a major attraction amongst the youth of India. For professional training of these enthusiasts, various aviation schools and aviation academy are present in different parts of the country. They provide commercial pilot training. For this you need to obtain Student Pilot License (SPL) and after the completion of your training, a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) is required. For Aviation Industry Growth in the domestic airports infrastructure, Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) was formed. The federation has the main aim of establishing a forecast of all time highest growth in the domestic Aviation Industry India. The future outlook of the Indian Aviation Industry depends majorly on the various aviation schools operational in the country. The aviation industry research undertaken by the Ministry of Civil Aviation can ensure technological advances.

Aviation industry conferences and expo are held regularly that give detailed reports of the various events in the aviation industry in India, the advantages for the Indian aviation industry, the various aviation industry jobs and employment opportunities available. Aviation industry report analysis helps in solving the various aviation industry problems.

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