New Delhi: India's aviation safety ranking was upgraded to Category-I on Wednesday by US aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), paving the way for the domestic airlines to expand in the US skies.

The restoration of status comes more than 14 months after it was downgraded to Category-II following failure of aviation regulator DGCA to meet the international safety norms. Announcing the upgrade on Wednesday, US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that India has worked hard to get back the status.