India climbs ICAO aviation safety charts to 48th position from 102

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has placed India in the 48th position from the 102nd position in its latest safety audit giving a clear mandate that India has come a long way in improving the air safety processes. India’s score in terms of effective implementation of key safety elements has improved to 85.49%, putting it ahead of China which is in 49th position, Israel at 50, and Turkey at 54th – global position on the ICAO ranking. India’s score in the 2018 Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme was 69.95%. Arun Kumar, Director, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India