Market Intelligence: Indian Subcontinent

40 percent of 2021 Indian DGCA – issued Commercial Pilot Licenses were to foreign-trained Cadets from India

India had issued 756 commercial pilot licenses this year by 23rd November, 2021, which is an all-time high.  Shri Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation, however, expressed concern that over 40 per cent of these licenses have been issued to cadets who have undergone their flying training in foreign flight training organisations (FTOs). He said that there is a need to expand the capacity of Indian FTOs with a view to reduce the dependence on foreign FTOs.

Speaking about actions taken to bridge the gap, Shri Scindia said a liberalized FTO policy has been announced by Airports Authority of India (AAI) wherein the concept of airport royalty was abolished and annual fee was rationalized significantly for new FTOs to be set up at AAI airports.  He said AAI has issued award letters for nine flying schools to be established at five airports in early to mid 2022.

The Minister stated that various regulatory reforms have been taken to enhance growth of flying hours, productivity, quality standards and long term sustainability of FTOs. He said that with a close collaboration between the Government, regulatory authorities, FTOs, aerospace companies and the airline industry, India has the potential to become a global flying training hub by 2030.

Source: Texts are excerpted from Press Information Bureau – Government of India Press Release

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Jet Airways in talks with Boeing, Airbus for $12 billion order – BloombergQuint

BloombergQuint said, on Twitter citing Bloomberg News, on Thursday, that India’s Jet Airways is in talks to buy at least 100 narrowbody aircraft according to its new owners Murari Lal Jalan and Kalrock Capital.

The group will invest around $200 million via equity and debt in the airline over the next six months, said BloombergQuint.

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ALSIM Simulator for the Airports Authority of India has successful Factory Acceptance Test

The first of three ‘Airliners’ being supplied to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has successfully passed its Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at Alsim’s manufacturing facility in Nantes on Friday the 26th of November.

Two senior representatives of AAI travelled to Nantes and performed over 150 tests on the Airliner FNPT II MCC simulator with its collimated visual display system. The FAT was carried out over the course of five days and was also assisted by the presence of our steadfast Indian partner Three D.

The simulator will soon be packed and shipped off to the first of AAI’s three training centre’s to be installed, tested and commissioned, and will be followed by two more Airliner simulators during the coming months.

Alsim are proud to have made this important step forward towards a successful and long-lasting relationship with AAI and our partner Three D.

The Airliner is a hybrid and versatile jet simulator (Fly-by-wire/Conventional control) designed to address medium to large ATOs’ need for advanced MCC, APS MCC, JOC, LOFT and UPRT training. It meets Competency Based Training (CBT) standards as outlined by ICAO.

The Airliner will help flight schools to provide an enhanced training. It also aims to respond to the needs of Airlines, as test preparation and assessment are among the many capabilities of this new device.

Source: ALSIM Press Release

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