(a) whether Certificate of Airworthiness to aircraft is issued by DGCA;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the criteria fixed for scrutiny of such requests by DGCA;
(d) the minimum time in which applications for such certificate are cleared; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to streamline the process of scrutiny of such applications by DGCA?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI PRAFUL PATEL )
(a):- Yes, Sir.
(b):-Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issues Certificate of Airworthiness to each civil registered aircraft before its operation as per Rule 50 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 and Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) Section 2, Series `F` Part III.
(c):-DGCA scrutinizes such request as per CAR Section 2, Series `F` Part III. Thereafter partially completed Certificate of Airworthiness is sent to the DGCA Regional (Field) office. The Regional office carries out physical inspection of the aircraft and its technical documents. On satisfactory inspection, the Certificate of Airworthiness is issued for the aircraft.
(d):- Minimum 5 days time is required for scrutiny of application and issue of Certificate of Airworthiness.
(e):- A provision has been made on DGCA Website for on-line applications for issue of Certificate of Airworthiness.