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Philippines-based First Aviation Academy Digitizes Intake and Resource Forecasting with Aeroplanned

Philippines – First Aviation Academy, a Philippines-based flight training organization, has implemented Aeroplanned’s planning and forecasting software to enhance intake modelling, resource allocation, and delivery confidence across its pilot training programs.

  • Prior to adopting Aeroplanned, First Aviation Academy relied on complex spreadsheets for budgeting and intake forecasting, making scenario changes time-consuming and difficult to validate.

  • The new system enables the academy to build and adjust monthly intake plans within minutes, allowing rapid changes to course numbers, training patterns, and intake sizes while immediately showing the impact on aircraft and instructor availability.

  • Current students now flow automatically into forward-looking forecasts, improving overall accuracy and reducing planning risk across training pipelines.

  • Enhanced visibility supports proactive planning, on-time program delivery, and clearer communication with airline and training partners, including the ability to demonstrate how each intake will be delivered and adjusted in real time.

Earlier this year Aeroplanned had announced the rollout of its new “3‑Month Tracking and Resource Planning Dashboard” offering tailored visibility of student progress and resource utilisation for flight schools.

  • The dashboard provides a three‑month forward view of training operations, highlighting who’s in training, how they are tracking, and where intervention may be required.

  • It links student progress with resource forecasts, enabling training organisations to see when capacity is constrained or when there is spare capacity, thus helping avoid bottlenecks or under‑utilisation.

  • Features include interactive metrics alignment (allowing schools to match the dashboard with their own KPI set) and custom tagging/grouping of cohorts or resources for flexible operational planning.

  • Earlier in May 2025, the company announced a feature‑suite release enhancing data‑accuracy tools—such as built‑in guidance to detect incomplete or outdated data points—designed for flight schools without dedicated planners.

Check out the video below to see how it looks in action.

Source: Aeroplanned

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Air India Takes Delivery of First 2 Diamond DA42NG Aircraft for Flight Training Organisation

India – Air India has taken delivery of the first two Diamond DA42 NG trainer aircraft destined for its upcoming Amravati based Flying Training Organisation (FTO) in Maharashtra, marking a major milestone in the Tata Group carrier’s plan to rebuild India’s domestic pilot training capacity.

  • The two DA42 NG aircraft are part of a 34-aircraft trainer order placed by Air India in December 2024, intended for use at what is set to become South Asia’s largest FTO.

  • In addition to the Diamond twin-engine aircraft, 13 single-engine Piper Aircraft trainers have already been shipped to India as part of the same programme.

  • Upon completion of flight training at Amravati, cadets will progress to Air India’s Aviation Academy in Gurugram, where they will complete airline-specific type rating training prior to operating commercial Air India flights.

  • The two DA42 NG aircraft departed Diamond Aircraft’s factory in Wiener Neustadt, Austria on 7 December 2025, undertaking a multi-leg ferry flight spanning approximately 6,700 kilometres across six countries.

  • Initial routes included stops in Croatia and Greece, before converging on a shared path via Crete, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Oman, and finally into Ahmedabad, India.

  • The aircraft operated predominantly below 15,000 feet, with occasional climbs to 20,000 feet, and completed their longest sector in approximately 4.5 hours.

  • After landing in Ahmedabad on 10 December 2025 to complete import and customs formalities via GIFT City, the aircraft continued on their final leg to Belora airfield, Amravati, where new runway infrastructure is now in place.

Source: Air India

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