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Foreign aircraft flying into India to face safety checks NEW DELHI: Foreign charter aircraft flying into India will now be subject to intense safety checks by aviation authorities here. In a seemingly retaliatory move, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) - which was recently downgraded by US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mainly due to lack of adequate oversight capability - has formed two special teams to subject foreign aircraft to checks on Indian soil. Now based on faults found in them, aircraft can be flagged off in three categories - minor, rectify within a month or serious. In extreme cases, foreign aircraft could even be refused permission to fly on the ground of being unsafe and be allowed to take off only when fully repaired.