Market Intelligence: Indian Subcontinent

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India’s Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola on Sunday said that the Indian Government’s endeavor is to stop the mass exodus of Indian aspiring pilots for Flight Training and make India a hub for pilot training in the next few years. India has 32 Flight Schools with another 8 more Flight Training bases having been permitted by the Indian DGCA recently (all 8 are aiming to be operational in the next three months).

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The government is supporting the sector through a number of initiatives including:

• Airports Authority of India (AAI) having awarded a number of airports to Flight Schools resulting in around 8 new Flight School bases
• Government Flight School IGRUA receiving additional aircraft and looking at opening additional bases (already trains at Gondia and Maharashtra)
• Maharashtra government is trying to collaborate with aviation companies to train 25 people every year as commercial pilots

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• European Pilot Trainer, Orbit Ground School, has set up a branch in Hyderabad to offer EASA ATPL with Multi-Pilot Type Rating ground school.
• Pilot training centre to be set up at Orvakal Airport in Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) with a PPP approach and tender being prepared.
• Aviakul Aviation Academy, a ground school provider and agent for a US Flight School, is looking to start Flight Training Operations in Delhi NCR.
• Global Connectivity Private Limited has been authorized by the Government of Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) to set up a pilot training organisation – 3 aircraft have arrived from Tamil Nadu, which will be available for pilot training with another 5 aircraft soon arriving from Uttarakhand.

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According to an article from Hindustan Times on the 7th of August quoted as follows:  “The government has come up with a policy of Flying Training Organisation (FTO) under which eight new FTOs are likely to be established at five government airports, in a bid to promote flying training in the country. During parliament session, the Centre stated that Belgavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburgi, Khajuraho and Lilabari in Assam are likely to have FTOs, for which agreements have been signed between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and winning bidders.”

“DGCA has modified its regulations to empower flying instructors with the right to authorise flight operations at FTOs. This may help increase flying hours and aircraft utilisation at each FTO and lead to faster completion of the CPL requirements. The number of commercial pilots who have completed their flying training in India during the last three years was 415 in 2018, 430 in 2019 and 335 in 2020,” said Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.

The Minister also added that India’s largest flying academy, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) at Amethi, is now permitted to conduct pilot training in Gondia in Maharashtra and Kalaburagi in Karnataka.

Source: Hindustan Times

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