Union Minister of Civil Aviation Sh. Ajit Singh has approved constitution of a new “Aircraft Acquisition Committee” (AAC). The Committee will consider, examine and make recommendations on all proposals for providing air transport services and for permitting import or acquisition of aircraft for various purposes.
Along with this the procedure for consideration and approval of applications hasalso been streamlined significantly withtimelines stipulated for various stages of processing. The composition of the new AAC is as follows:
(i) Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser- Chairman
(ii) Shri H. S. Khola, Former DGCA- Member
(iii) Chairman, Airports Authority of India- Member
(iv) Director General, Civil Aviation- Member
(v) Commissioner, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security- Member
(vi) Joint Secretary (Domestic Transport)- Member Convenor
The Domestic Transport Section in the Ministry of Civil Aviation will serve as the Secretariat of the Committee.The AAC shall examine and appraise applications/proposals, from the perspectives of air transport capacity required to meet the air traffic demand, as well as the safety, security, financial, commercial and other relevant aspects of the proposal to ensure orderly growth of air transport services. After examination and appraisal, the AAC shall make appropriate recommendations on the following categories of proposals:
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