New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS): The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Thursday announced the completion of a pact between the US and India that will allow for the reciprocal certification of aviation products.

Dorenda Baker, director of FAA's Aircraft Certification Service, and Bharat Bhushan, director general of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for India, signed the Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness (IPA) Thursday here.

These implementing procedures reflect the mutual commitment of the US and India to enhance international safety and will enable a more efficient exchange of aviation products, a US embassy statement said.

The IPA details the scope and nature of the cooperation established in the framework set up in the US-India Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) Executive Agreement.

The BASA Executive Agreement was signed by the FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt and Secretary in the ministry of civil aviation, Nasim Zaidi, July 18.

During the signing ceremony. Baker congratulated Bhushan for demonstrating and sustaining a high level of competence as a regulatory agency.

The FAA appreciates India's long standing commitment to improving aviation safety, she said.