BAOA Appeals for Aircraft Subcategories
Neelam Mathews Aug 18 2015 For the first time, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA ) is proposing to allow different regulatory codes for aircraft based on their all-up weight. The new policy would define two categories of aircraft: more or less than 5,700 kg (12,566 pounds). The country’s Business Aircraft Operators Association ( BAOA ) has welcomed the DGCA report proposing this change as a positive first step toward regulations more suitable for non-airline operations. Reacting to the DGCA report, the BAOA is further asking for separate standards and recommended practices for scheduled and nonscheduled operators; currently the two types of operation are lumped together under many of the same rules. The association has suggested subclassifications for the two categories. “ You cannot equate a small operator flying three aircraft of Challenger 605 weight class, for instance, with an airline operating 70 nar...