India Loses U.S. Air Safety Rating on Manpower Shortage
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India had its airline-safety ranking downgraded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration after the South Asian nation failed to find enough officials to ensure safe operation of flights, putting the country on a par with Zimbabwe and Indonesia.
Other countries may follow suit with their own restrictions, hurting expansion plans at Jet Airways (India) Ltd. and Air India Ltd., and that increased scrutiny may also cause delays. Indian authorities will hire 75 flight operation inspectors and provide training to more people to win back the rating, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said Jan. 31.