DGCA likely to license all ATC officers before ’20 ICAO audit

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) plans to complete licensing of all air traffic control officers (ATCOs) and begin the process for licensing of new recruits ahead of an audit by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), expected early next year.

“We will license all 2,500 current ATCOs by December,” said a senior DGCA official, who requested not to be named. “We also plan to begin the process of giving licence to trainees.”