India's civil aviation regulator has decided to increase the validity of pilot licences to five years, according to an ET report, partly meeting domestic airlines' demand regarding licence renewal.
Domestic airlines had been pressing the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to align regulations for renewal of commercial pilot licences with those in the US and the UK, where permits are given out for perpetuity, a senior DGCA official, who did not wish to be named, said.
In India, permits given to commercial pilots are renewed every two years. Airlines say the process is time consuming and inefficient.
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