The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), as of July 24 of this year, has issued a total of 993 Commercial Pilot Licenses (CPLs) and 407 Airline Transport Pilot Licenses (ATPLs), the Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said. In 2022, A a total of 1165 CPLs and 720 ATPLs were issued.

India has 36 Flying Training Organizations (FTOs) operating at 57 bases. The commercial pilot licenses issued were from both training within India and abroad (license conversions).

Source: India Press Information Bureau