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Amravati, India – Tata Group-owned Indian flag carrier Air India announced plans to establish a flight training organisation at Belora Airport in Amravati, Maharashtra. This initiative aims to train 180 commercial pilots annually and will be the largest such flight training organisations in South Asia, planning to become operational from the first quarter of the next financial year.

• The DGCA-licensed Flight Training Organisation (FTO) will be the first of its kind by an Indian airline
• The facility will feature 31 single-engine aircraft and three twin-engine aircraft for training purposes
• Air India has secured a 30-year tender from the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) to establish and operate the FTO
• The training institute will cover 10 acres and include digitally-enabled classrooms, modern hostels, a digitised operation centre, and a maintenance unit

Statements

• “The FTO at Amravati will be a significant step towards making Indian aviation more self-reliant and offering more opportunities to the youth in India to fulfil their ambitions of flying as pilots. The young pilots coming out of this FTO will fuel Air India’s ambition of becoming a world-class airline, as it moves ahead in its transformation journey,” said Campbell Wilson, Managing Director and CEO of Air India.
• “The FTO will be operational by Q1 FY26 and offer aspiring pilots an opportunity to undergo training with world-class curricula at par with best-in-class global schools,” said Sunil Bhaskaran, Director, Aviation Academy, Air India.
• “We are thrilled to announce the establishment of South Asia’s largest Flying Training Organisation at Amravati, Maharashtra. This state-of-the-art facility will graduate 180 commercial pilots annually, reinforcing our commitment to being a world-class airline with an Indian heart. Join us as we take Indian aviation to new heights!” said an Air India representative.
• “The collaborative initiative between MADC and Air India will not only boost the economy of Maharashtra by focusing on over 3,000 new employment opportunities within the aviation sector, but also create employment in multifarious allied activities in skilling, technical and small entrepreneurial ventures culminating in an impressive contribution of over Rs 1,000 crore to the state’s GDP over the next decade,” said Swati Pandey, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of MADC.

Source: Air India