India’s aviation regulator, DGCA said it
will not bar business jet operators from commercial flying even if they own a
single aircraft.
The DGCA had last month proposed a draft
rule which would have permitted a non-scheduled air operator to launch operations
with one plane or a helicopter but to raise the fleet size to at least three
within a year of securing the flying licence. This had been severely criticised
by the private air charter operators.
The requirement has now been changed to
one aircraft only, as against three proposed earlier. The amendment to the rule
was carried out, not only due to demands by the business aircraft operators,
but also to encourage air connectivity to remote places across the country by
small operators, many of whom currently own only a single plane.
The new rule now says that an applicant who seeks a non-scheduled operator's permit should be "in possession of at least one aircraft, either by outright purchase or on lease (without crew)".
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