No. AV -31021 I 1 l,2020 -C&W Government of India M i n istry Aviatio n "j.!iYil Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, B-Block, Safdarjung AirPort, New Delhi 1sth January , 2A21 The undersigned is directed to circulate herewith a copy of the unclassified Portion of the Monthly Summary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation for the Month of Deqgrlber' 2029 for kind information. To 1. All Members of the Council of Ministers 2. The Press lnformation Officer (PlO)' Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. Copy, with a copy of the Summary, forwarded to:- 1. The Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. The Secretary, Legislative Department, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. 3. The Secretary, Department of Education, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. 4. The Secretary, Department of Statistics, Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi. S. The Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi. 6. The Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. 7. The Secretary, Department of Defence Production, South Block, New Delhi. 8. The Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi. 9. The Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. 10.The Secretary, Department of Tourism, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi. 1 1 . The Secretary, Department of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi. 12.The Secretary, Department of Shipping, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi. 13. Cabinet Secretariat (Joint Secretary), Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Copy with a copy of Summary also to:- 1. Director (M&C), Civil Aviation, PlB, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. ROI to the Council of ICAO, 999, University Street, Suite 14.30, Montreal Quebek, Canada H3C5J9. Detailed Monthlv informatioJr for the montllof-Pecember. ?0JQ lmportant Policy decisions taken and major achievements during the month: 't. MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION A. After review of the current status of Scheduled domestic operations viz-a-viz passenger demand for air travel, this Ministry vide 9lq9r No. 1112020 dated bS.t Z.{OZO has further extended the capacity for 70o/o to 80% of approved schedule until further notice. B. PASSENGER GROWTH: Passengers carried by domestic airlines during Jan-Nov ZAZOwere Sb6.B4 lakhs as against 1311.54 lakhs during the corresponding period of previous year thereby registering annual growth of -57.54o/o and monthly growth of -50.93 o/o. C. Gommencement of new RCS routes: 04 new RCS routes have been operationalized in the month of December, 2020. D. Going beyond "normalisation" to pre-Covid-19 air cargo handled levels seen during Sept6mber, October and Novemb er 2020 at Bengaluru airport (among I major airports which together handle about 90% of total air cargo), positive growth of 7% was seen in Decbmber 2OZA over Decemb er 2019 levels. Growth is also recorded in multiple tier-ll and tier-lll airports. Pan-lndia, air cargo handled in December202A is estimated at about 88% of December 2019 levels. E. Krishi Udaan - Airlifting agri-produce for better value realisation for farmers. (i) Expanding the coverage of eligible products under its convergence with Operation Greens Scheme, on 08-12-2020 proposal of MoCA to cover all horticulture products under air freight component was accepted by MoFPl. (i0 Proposal of MoCA to make Operation Greens multi-modal in ambit was accepted, and subsidy was extended to last mile connectivity to an airport via trucks/rail also for 12 NER/Himalayan Hill States. F. AAICI-.AS air cargo terminal operator granted RA3 security status at Chennai and Kolkata airports by European Commission, enabling them to screen, process and certify the security of exports via air cargo to all European countries and UK. For last about 15 years, only contracted cargo handlers have had this status at Ml owned and operated air cargo terminals. G. The first Indian air cargo dedicated freighter operator namely M/s. SpiceJet received ACC3 security status by European Commission. This will enable the airline to carry air cargo to Europe from India and from other countries, without having to take expensive screening of its air cargo by taking technical halts in other 'green' countries. Authority H. Draft Regulations were drawn up by International Financial Services (IFSCA) in one-on-one consultations with MoCA for enabling aircraft leasing and financing from GIFT-City IFSC, and circulated for wider public consultations. Gandhi l. On Job Training for first batch of PGDAO students started at Indira International airp-ort, New Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi International airport, Hyderabad. This wi1 lead to'better exposure and career prospects of the students. of December, J. 411 Drone Acknowledgement Numbers (DAN) issued in the month 2020. K. 01 Unique ldentification Number (UlN) has been issued to a drone in the month of December,2020. L. Ministry of Civil Aviation (Height Restrictions for Safeguard-1ng . of Aircraft Operations) Amendment Rules, iOZO has been issued vide Notification No. 622 dated 1T.1Z.ZO"O. The Maximum validity of No Objection Certificates issued by AAI for height of the buildings/structure around airports has been enhanced from I to 12 years. Further, one time relaxation has also been provided for the lapses NOCs. M. ,Air Bubbtes' were formalized with Nepal and Kuwait. India, till date, has formalized 24 air bubbles. N. Around 31 lakh Indians have been repatriated under the Vande Bharat Mission till 31.1Z.ZOZO. The VBM has so far involved 6373 Air India flights and 474 flights by the private Indian carriers. Till date a total of 1,035,471 Indian nationals have been repatriated byAir India whereas74,675 Indian nationals have been brought back by private carriers. The mission is still going on. 2. plREcToR GFNERAL OF CIVIL AVI+TION (DGCFI A. Standard Operating procedure (SOP) of M/s National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), New Delhi for Data Acquisition for mapping and impiementation of Web based GIS platform for Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor to use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)/Drone Technology. This is the first such kind of approval granted by Drone Directorate of DGCA in India. B. Standard Operating procedure (SOP) of M/s Survey of India (SOl) for surveying the land parcels in rural inhabited area for the following states" under PMO Central Sector Scheme "SVAMITVA" to use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)/Drone Tech nology: (i) Chhattisgarh, (ii)Telangana,(iii) Bihar,(iv) Odisha, (v) Jharkhand, (vi) Punjab, (vii) Rajasthan and (viii) Andhra Pradesh C. Exemption granted from the relevant Paragraphs of CAR Section 3, Series X, Part-l to Survey of India to use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for surveying the land parcels in rural inhabited area in the states of Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under PMO Central Sector Scheme "SVAMITVA". '3', 'X', Part-l to use D. Extension of exemption granted from CAR Section Series and Remotely piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for_Dgla Acquisition for mapping M/s implementation of Web naseO GIS piatform for Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor by National capital Region Transport corporation (NcRTc), New Delhi. Avigation E. provisional acceptance of RPAS model "surveybot" of M/s loTechWorld Pvt Ltd. DGCA-27046/69 12019-AED-DGCA dated 11th F. f n continuation of DGCA letter No. cloud ceiling not June, ZO1O, exemption granted from the Para 12.3 (b) {lexcept India tess than t boO feet (4sd m)) of CAR Section-3 Series X Part-l to Survey of (SOl) to use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for executing large scale mapping under PMO 'SVAMITVA" Scheme' G. AIC 4ltZOZO has been issued revising the existing AIC 37/,2020 regarding ,,Open Sky policy for Gargo Flights" wa! amended as per directions from MoCA. Now the Atc 41lio2o would be applicable only for non-scheduled cargo operations by foreign airlines and Scheduled Cargo Opeiations would be governed by the Bi- lateral Ar Services Agreement (ASA) with the respective country. H. (i) Surveillance/lnspection of FTOs - 02 (ii) Renewal of FTO - 04 Total No. of flight clearances issued (including tourist charter flights) (i) 1t65 - l tiil OZ - No. of new AO-C (Air Operator Certificate) issued to provide Scheduled Commuter Air TransPort Service. (iii) 02 - No. of new AOP (Air Operator Permit) issued to provide Non-Schedule Air Transport Service. (iv) 10 - No. of permissions issued to imporUlocal acquisition of Aircraft (v) 13 - No. of aircraft endorsed on AOC of Scheduled Operator. J. 41g Licenses/Ratings were issued including 50 FATA (Extension), 02 FATA (lnitial) and 51 Endorsements K. DGCA public Notice issued vide AVt22025l25NDMS/Med dated 18 Dec. 20 on 'Aeromedical Disposition of COVID-19', readily available on DGCA website. L. DGCA pubtic Notice issued vide AVl22025l37lDMS/Med dated 02 Dec. 20 (effective w.e.f. 01 Jan 21), on'Conduct of Class 1 Civil Aircrew Medical Lxaminations, in view of COVID-19 Pandemic', readily available on DGCA website. M. (i) Type Acceptance has been granted to following Gontracting State Type Certificates for airplane for operation of aircraft in India: a) Aircraft: . Letter of Type Acceptance for Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Aircraft Model. Letter of Type Acceptance for FAA TCDS No. A37CE, Revision 22, dated 31.1A.2017 tor Textron Aircraft Model 2088. b) Heliqopter: . Re-issuance of Letter of Type Acceptance to Airbus Helicopter Model AS 35083 c) Enoines: . Type Acceptance of cFM Engine Model LEAP - 1A30 o Type Acceptance for GE Passport 20-19BB1A engine model. Type acceptance of EASA TCDS no. E.001 dated 0510412018 in respect of Arriel2D Engine fitted on Airbus helicopter model AS 350 83 o Type Acceptance of MT Propeller Model MTV-21-A. (ii) Gertificate for Incorporation of modifications in Indian registered aircraft: a) Helicgptgrp: o EASA STC 10060852, dated 30.01.2017 to carry out design change "STC ST.7500 Crash Resistant Fuel System" on Airbus Helicopter Model AS 35083.