Market Intelligence: Indian Subcontinent

Latest announcements of multiple new flight schools/pilot training organisations in India

  • 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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India strategizes to promote flying training, adopts policy to establish new flight schools

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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Jet Airways commences hiring process but mum on which type/s of aircraft it will operate as it resumes operations

An article from Simple Flying on the 4th of August reports that Jet Airways is now near to relaunching its operations and will now be commencing its hiring process. Accordingly, Jet Airways has published a form to hire ‘experienced pilots’ for its operations. Interested pilots have to fill the form with all their pertinent details including type rating, license validity, medical exam, flying hours, among others. The airline has not indicated yet how many pilots it will hire and whether or not it will give priority to ex-Jet Airways employees.

“The form accepts type ratings for the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, along with widebodies like the 787, A330, and 777. The end of the form only requests further details about the A320 and 737 ratings, which are the most likely aircraft to be chosen for restarting operations,” the report said.

Source: Simple Flying

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SpiceJet’s Boeing Pilots are vexed due to the limited usage of the Airline’s simulators

An article from the Hindustan Times on the 3rd of August reports that for the past four months, SpiceJet’s simulators are limited for usage. This resulted in many Boeing pilots not being able to perform their proficiency checks which consequently makes them unable to fly. It is said that around 150 pilots will be affected.

The airline has addressed the issue through an email to pilots reassuring them that they are fully aware of the situation. The statement is quoted as follows: “As most of you will be aware that our simulator availability has been somewhat limited for the past four months. This has resulted in several of you having lost your PPC currency. We want to assure you that this situation is temporary and could persist for some more time. In the process we are also fully aware and sensitive to the matter that those pilots with PPC expired are not being paid any compensation under the prevailing salary payment scheme.”

Nevertheless, the airline’s spokesperson assured the pilots saying “The proficiency checks of some Boeing 737 Pilots have been delayed. All Boeing 737 Pilots will undergo their ‘recurrent training and proficiency checks’ as required by regulations as the quantum of flying increases over the coming weeks.”

Source: Hindustan Times

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Asia Pacific Flight Training (APFT) to set up new pilot training academy at Kalaburagi Airport!

APFT recently entered into an agreement with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for establishing a flight training organisation on Design, Build, Operate, Maintain and Transfer (DBOMT) basis at Kalaburagi Airport for 25 years. The agreement was signed by APFT CEO Hemanth DP and Kalaburagi Airport Director Gnaneswara Rao.

Additionally APFT signed a pact with Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University(PJTSAU) for drone pilot training.

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The Indian Government is once again discussing the lack of Pilot Training Infrastructure in the country

In an article published by Tribune News Service quoted as follows: “The Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture observed that India has sub-optimal capacity and availability in terms of simulators, to train the required number of pilots.”

With this, “It has asked the Ministry of Civil Aviation to give serious thought to setting up new institutes for pilot training and to revamp the existing institutes by providing modern simulators and also augmenting their capacity intake of students.”

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Airbus launches MATe Suite, a cloud-based pilot training service

Airbus has launched the Mobile Airbus Training experience (MATe) Suite, a subscription-based service platform with a 3D interactive virtual cockpit environment for pilot recurrent and initial Type Training.

Airbus developed MATe with portability and compatibility in mind. Building on the success of the Airbus Cockpit Experience (ACE) Trainer, a virtual and interactive cockpit simulator used in Airbus training centres for Flight Crew Licensing courses, the MATe solution is enabled for any type of I.T device. Pilots can therefore use the service to train whenever and wherever they want, with trainers able to monitor and follow their progress via the latest cloud technology.

Currently available for the A320 Family, MATe champions Airbus’ flight “competency-based” philosophy and Flight Training Reference (AFTR) standard. The solution, which offers multiple benefits; better knowledge retention and significant time savings on higher level training devices and simulators, has been welcomed by airlines, with agreements already signed by several customers; in Europe – Air Malta – and India’s largest passenger airline -IndiGo.

“MATe is the future of ground training. It has been a very useful enabling tool for our instructors to train our pilots. Individual tracking and cloud based app are the USPs. We are glad to have chosen MATe, which is a technologically advanced training solution, from Airbus; it fits synergistically with our lean clean flying machine philosophy and allows us to continue providing an on-time, affordable and hassle-free flying experience to our customers,” said Capt. Ashim Mittra Sr Vice President Flight Operations, IndiGo.

MATe Suite is available as a standard package with optional modules and services that can be customised according to airlines’ needs. The solution will be available for both the A330 and A350 by early 2022.

Source: See Airbus Press Release here.

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Lilabari Airport is set off to become a world-class aviation training hub with a new flight school soon to be established

On the 30th of June, a land lease agreement for the establishment of Red Bird Flight Training Academy has been signed between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Red Bird Aviation Private Limited. The signing was spearheaded by Learoyd Williams, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Red Bird Aviation Private Limited, and officials of AAI. The academy is India’s seventh and the first in the north-eastern region.

The agreement says that an area of 3,500 square metre of the land of the Lilabari Airport is leased to Red Bird Aviation Private Limited for the said Flying Training Organization (FTO).

Further, eight (8) new flight schools is set to be established in India in line with the liberalized FTO policy of AAI according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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Two-seater and four-seater aircraft manufacturing facility is being set up in India, Aero Freyr invested Rs 150 crore

Indian state department of Civil Aviation announced on the 29th of July, Thursday, the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aero Freyr to establish an aircraft manufacturing unit with flight testing and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) facilities in Gujarat.

According to Times of India, Aero Freyr invested Rs 150 crore to set up the said facility that will manufacture two-seater and four-seater aircraft, and air ambulances. 

Aero Freyr has partnerships with companies in the US, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Serbia.

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