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Alas! India’s Aviation Industry Still Not Matured So Regulator Bound To Play facilitator’s Role

[New Delhi]Alas! India’s Aviation Industry Still Not Matured So Regulator Is Bound To Play facilitator’s Role:DGCA
Dubbing the country’s civil aviation industry as “not mature enough” at this point of time, the DGCA today sternly shot down the suggestion of some airlines that the compliance of regulations should be handed over to the carriers.
Noting that there were problems in the sector and not just for the airlines, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief M Sathiyavathy said the regulator would also play the role of facilitator.
She said “The (domestic aviation) industry is not so mature…It will be premature to hand over all compliance (related matters) to the industry and leaving the DGCA to focus just on oversight,”
During an aviation conference here today, some airlines had indicated that sector was over regulated and sought the compliance of regulations to be left with the carriers and the DGCA should adhere to oversight.
Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh, during a panel discussion, said cost as well as ease of doing business were the key challenges faced by the carriers operating in India.
He Said “Cost of doing business is already weighing down (carriers) even before they start competing,”
In an apparent reference to regulatory hurdles in India, he said, some friends have been asking him whether he lost hair after coming here.
At her witty best, Sathiyavathy responded to his remarks saying he might have lost his hair in Singapore but not in India.
Vistara, a full service carrier to enter the Indian aviation space recently, is a joint venture of Singapore Airlines and Tatas.