New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- After the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Aviation Expert Subhash Goyal on Saturday said there was no need to disband the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Instead, he called for making the existing apex regulatory body "completely independent".

Speaking to ANI, he said the FIP has cited Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and other countries where civil aviation regulators function independently of their respective ministries.

"The Federation of Indian Pilots has written to the Prime Minister saying that there should be a Civil Aviation Authority. They have given the example of Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and all the ...