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DGCA May Allow Local Airlines To Import 18 Years Old Aircraft Also

Apr. 24 Economy, Travel Comments

[New Delhi] Indian Aviation Watchdog DGCA May Allow Domestic Airlines To Import 18 Years Old Aircraft Also
Domestic airlines might soon be allowed to import aircraft that are up to 18 years old.New Aviation Policy Regarding ‘5/20’ Norms Is Also Under Progress. ,
Currently, local carriers are not allowed to import aircraft that are more than 15 years old.
The proposal to relax the aircraft import requirements comes at a time when the government is in the final stages of preparing the new aviation policy that would focus on improving regional air connectivity, among other areas.
The watchdog has proposed that pressurized aircraft that are to be imported should not have “completed 18 years of age or 50 % of operating cycle”.
A pressurized aircraft is one which is equipped to handle cabin pressure at an altitude of above 10,000 feet.
Besides, such aircraft should not have completed “15 years of age or 75 per cent of design economic life or 45,000 pressurisation cycle”.These norms, once in place, would be applicable for use in scheduled, non-scheduled and general aviation operations.

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