India has jumped to the forty eighth place — its highest ever spot — within the world aviation security rating by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officers mentioned on Saturday.

Four years in the past, the nation was on the 102nd spot within the rankings.

The nation’s rating when it comes to efficient implementation of key security components has improved to 85.49%, placing it forward of China (49), Israel (50) and Turkey (54).

India’s rating within the 2018 Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme was 69.95%.

“Maintaining the new found status is a challenge. We assure all our stakeholders that DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) will leave no stone unturned to further improve India’s ranking,” mentioned DGCA director normal Arun Kumar.

A proper announcement on the result’s anticipated quickly, he added.

The increased rating implies that India has improved its air security processes. Better aviation security in house skies additionally permits Indian carriers to increase quicker in abroad markets as permissions for brand new companies are simpler to get.

The United Nations company had performed the audit from November 9 to 16 in areas together with laws, organisation, private licensing, operations, airworthiness and aerodrome. “Two areas, aircraft accident and investigation and air navigation, were not audited by ICAO,” Kumar mentioned.

“To check if rules were being followed, the team also visited Delhi airport, SpiceJet, a charter operator, air traffic control, communication navigation and surveillance,” he mentioned.

India’s rating for civil aviation organisation rose from 63.64% to 72.73%, personnel licensing and coaching from 25.58% to 84.71%, plane operations from 80.34% to 97.44%, airworthiness of plane from 90.20% to 97.06% and aerodrome and floor aids from 72.36% to 92.68%.