Compliance in India and across South Asia is documentation-heavy, locally interpreted and subject to change at short notice. This service is the ongoing support that keeps an operator on the right side of it, trip after trip.
What We Support
Local aviation regulations
Applying each country’s requirements to your specific operation — the DGCA and Ministry of Civil Aviation in India, operating under the Aircraft Act, 1934 and the Aircraft Rules, 1937, and CAAN in Nepal, BCAA in Bhutan, CAAB in Bangladesh, CAASL in Sri Lanka, the Maldives Civil Aviation Authority, the GCAA in the UAE, the UK CAA and the FAA.
Permits and documentation
Maintaining your aircraft and operator documents on file, keeping validity dates current, and ensuring each application is complete first time. Expired airworthiness or insurance certificates are the most common cause of rejection.
Customs, immigration and quarantine
Clearance requirements for aircraft, crew, passengers and cargo, and the documentation each requires.
Airport-specific requirements
Local procedures, noise and curfew restrictions, parking and slot rules, and BCAS security requirements, which differ meaningfully between airports within the same country.
Regulatory change monitoring
We track changes affecting the operators we support and tell you when something relevant changes — before it affects a trip rather than after.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which authorities do you deal with regularly? Principally India’s DGCA and Ministry of Civil Aviation, along with the civil aviation authorities of Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and the UAE, plus the UK CAA and the FAA through our associate network.
What is the legal basis for permits in India? Rule 134 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 and the Aircraft Act, 1934 require every foreign civil aircraft to hold valid permission to land at an Indian civil airport. Permission is issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and processed through the DGCA.
Will you tell us when regulations change? Yes. Changes affecting operators we support are communicated directly, and significant regional changes are published on our blog.
Can you review our documentation before a trip? Yes, and we recommend it before a first trip into any new country. A documentation review costs a fraction of a delayed or refused flight.
Does this replace our own compliance function? No. We support your compliance function with local knowledge and execution. Accountability for your operation remains yours, and any provider suggesting otherwise is not describing how aviation regulation works.
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