In the latest aviation safety rankings by the Indian Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), India’s position has jumped to the 48th place from 102nd spot in 2018.
Key points
- India’s effective implementation score of 85.49% catapulted it to the 48th spot from 102 in the audit conducted in 2018, putting it ahead of China (49), Israel (50) and Turkey (54).
- India’s score in the 2018 Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme was 69.95%.
- The rankings are for 187 countries and assessments were done at different points of time. Under its Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) Continuous Monitoring Approach, an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) was undertaken from 9 to 16 November.
- With a score of 85.49 per cent each, India and Georgia are at the 48th position. Neighbouring Pakistan’s score is 70.39 per cent.
- The rankings are topped by Singapore with a score of 99.69 per cent. It is followed by the UAE at the second position with a score of 98.8 per cent and the Republic of Korea is at the third place (98.24 per cent).
- Others in the top ten are France (4th; 96.42 per cent), Iceland (5th; 95.73 per cent), Australia (6th; 95.04 per cent), Canada (7th; 94.95 per cent), Brazil (8th; 94.72 per cent), Ireland (9th; 94.6 per cent) and Chile (10th; 93.9 per cent), as per the DGCA officials.
