Indian Airline-Owned FTO Recruiting Across Multiple Roles in September 2026

India – Air India is recruiting flight instruction personnel for its Air India Flying Academy in Amravati, Maharashtra, with current vacancies for Assistant Flight Instructor, Flight Instructor and Manager – Flight Instruction listed under the airline’s Cadet Pilot School.

• Air India’s pilot careers search currently lists the Assistant Flight Instructor, Flight Instructor and Manager – Flight Instruction positions at Amravati under its Cadet Pilot School department. The Assistant Flight Instructor and Flight Instructor vacancies were posted on September 1, 2026, while the Manager – Flight Instruction position was posted on September 17.
• The Assistant Flight Instructor role covers flying instruction within the privileges prescribed under Aircraft Rules 1937, Schedule II, Section Q, as well as student briefing, progress monitoring, simulator training, training documentation and eGCA administration. Assistant Flight Instructor – Air India Careers
• The Flight Instructor position similarly supports the CFI and Deputy CFI across flight-training quality and curriculum standards, with responsibilities covering flying instruction under Schedule II, Section R, student monitoring, briefing and debriefing, FOQA-supported analysis, simulator instruction and standardisation across cadet cohorts. Flight Instructor – Air India Careers
• The Manager – Flight Instruction will assist the Chief Flight Instructor with day-to-day oversight of the flight-training program. Responsibilities include development and implementation of training curricula, operational and regulatory compliance, instructor mentoring, recruitment and training of new instructors, and performance monitoring of both instructors and cadet pilots. Manager – Flight Instruction – Air India Careers
• Air India states that its Amravati academy has a training fleet of 34 aircraft comprising 31 single-engine Piper Archers and three multi-engine Diamond DA42 NG aircraft, supported by three fixed-base simulation devices. The 10-acre campus is designed to accommodate and train up to 180 cadets simultaneously and includes its own maintenance hangar, dispatch center, classrooms and briefing rooms.

Candidates can review Air India’s current pilot and Cadet Pilot School vacancies directly through the airline’s official careers portal. Air India Careers – Pilot Vacancies

About Air India Flying Training Academy

Air India Flying Training Academy is the airline’s DGCA-licensed ab-initio flight training organisation at Amravati Airport in Maharashtra. The academy lists 34 training aircraft comprising 31 Piper Archers and three Diamond DA42 NG aircraft, together with three fixed-base simulation devices, and its campus is designed to accommodate up to 180 cadets simultaneously.

Source: Air India Careers