12/08/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/08/2022 05:58
The Government has taken several steps for advancement of the flying training in the country. These include the following:
At present, there are 34 Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) operating at 52 bases as approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). List of State Wise Flying training institutes is at Annexure.
Flying Training Institutes are established as per Civil Aviation requirements Section-7, Series-d, Part-I specified by Directorate General of Civil Aviation which are reviewed as per international practices from time to time.
The number of CPLs issued during the last three years is as follows: Year CPLs issued 2019- 744; 2020- 578; 2021-862.
In 2021, after a competitive bidding process, AAI awarded nine FTO slots at five airports at Belagavi (Karnataka), Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) and Lilabari (Assam). Under FTO bidding Round 2, Airports Authority of India (AAI) initiated open tender bidding for 15 FTO slots at 10 Airports viz. Bhavnagar, Cooch Behar, Deoghar, Huballi, Jharsuguda, Kishangarh, Kadappa, Meerut, Salem and Tezu. AAI received bids only for 8 FTOs at 7 Airports namely - Tezu, Kishangarh, Meerut, Kadappa, Hubballi, Bhavnagar, Salem. Deoghar, under Santhal Parganas Division of Jharkhand did not receive any bid. In June 2022, 6 FTO slots were awarded by AAI at five airports namely: 2 slots at Bhavnagar (Gujarat), and one each at Hubballi (Karnataka), Kadappa (Andhra Pradesh), Kishangarh (Rajasthan) and Salem (Tamil Nadu). These FTOs are expected to be operational by December 2023. Currently, no such proposal has been received in the Ministry of Civil Aviation for setting up new flying training institutes in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Mangaldoi in Assam and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.
Annexure
STATE-WISE LIST OF FLYING TRAINING ORGANISATIONS (AS OF 30TH NOVEMBER 2022)
S No |
State |
Name |
Address |
Additional bases |
Bihar |
Bihar Flying Institute |
Patna Airport, Patna |
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Gujarat |
Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd., |
AAA Hangar, Old Terminal Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
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Gujarat |
Gujarat Flying Club, |
Vadodara Airport, Gujarat |
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Haryana |
Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation |
Civil Aerodrome, Kunjpura Road, Karnal, Haryana. |
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Haryana |
FSTC Flying School Private Ltd |
Chaudhary Bansi Lal Airport, Bhiwani, Haryana |
Narnaul, Haryana |
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Jharkhand |
Alchemist Aviation Pvt. Ltd. |
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
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Karnataka |
Govt. Flying Training School |
Jakkur, Bangalore |
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Karnataka |
Orient Flight Aviation Academy |
Mysore, Karnataka |
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Kerala |
Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology |
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Chimes Aviation Academy, |
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh Flying Club, Indore |
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Civil Aerodrome, Bijasan Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Sha-Shib Flying Academy, |
Guna, Madhya Pradesh |
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Maharashtra |
Academy of Carver Aviation, |
Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra |
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Maharashtra |
Blue Ray Aviation |
BRAPL Hangar, Osmanabad Airport, Maharashtra |
Mahesana, Gujarat |
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Maharashtra |
Nagpur Flying Club |
Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra. |
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Maharashtra |
National Flying Training Institute, Pvt. Ltd, |
C/o Airport Authority of India, Birsi Airport, P.O.P; Paraswada, Gondia, Maharashtra |
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Maharashtra |
Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd. |
Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra |
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Maharashtra |
SVKM NMIMS Academy of Aviation |
Campus-Babulde, Shirpur, Dist. Dhule, Maharashtra |
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Maharashtra |
SKYNEX Aero Pvt. Ltd. |
Jalgaon Airport, Jalgaon, Maharashtra |
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Maharashtra |
The Bombay Flying Club, |
Juhu Airport, Santacruz (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra |
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Odisha |
Govt. Aviation Training Institute, |
Directorate of Aviation, Orissa, Civil Aerodrome, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha |
Birasal, Odisha |
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Punjab |
Patiala Aviation Club |
Patiala, Punjab |
Amritsar, Punjab |
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Rajasthan |
Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding Flying Club |
Banasthali, Dist. Tonk, Rajasthan |
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Telangana |
Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Ltd. |
GMR HIAL Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana (2013) |
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Telangana |
Flytech Aviation Academy, |
A1-Kauser, Plot No.295, Road No. 10, West Maredpally. Secunderabad. Telangana |
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Telangana |
Telangana State Aviation Academy, |
Andhra Pradesh, old Air Port, Hyderabad, Telangana |
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Telangana |
Wings Aviation Pvt. Ltd., |
1-11-256/B, Plot No. 108, Adjacent Airport Road, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Ambitions Flying Club Pvt. Ltd |
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Chetak Aviation |
MS-10, NH-91, Aligarh Airstrip, Dhanipur Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Falcon Aviation Academy |
Ayodhya, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. (Non-operational) (2013) |
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh (2019) |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Garg Aviation Ltd. UP |
Hangar No.3dhule, Civil Aerodrome, Cantt. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademy |
Fursatganj, Dist. Raebareilly, Uttar Pradesh |
Gondia, Maharashtra |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Pioneer Flying Academy Pvt. Ltd |
MS-10, NH-91, Dhanipur Airport, Post Panethi, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Saraswati Aviation Academy |
Sultanpur, Amhat Airfield, Uttar Pradesh |
Source: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
This information was given by the Minister for Civil Aviation Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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