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Government of India
Ministry of Civil Aviation
12 DEC 2022 3:19PM by PIB Delhi
No Shortage of Pilots in India

There is no shortage of pilots in India. There is, however, shortage of Type rated Commanders/PIC (Pilot-in-command) on certain types of aircraft and the same is being managed by utilising foreign pilots by issuing Foreign Aircrew Temporary Authorization (FATA). Presently, there are 82 FATA holders in India.

Foreign pilots are issued Foreign Aircrew Temporary Authorization (FATA) under the provisions of Rule 45 of Aircraft Rules, 1937 & CAR Section 7, Series G, Part II. FATA is not issued to foreign license holder above the age of 65 years in conformity with Rule 28A of Aircraft Rules, 1937, and is further restricted to any lower age limit prescribed by the license issuing contracting State.

There are 34 DGCA approved Flying Training Organizations (FTO) in India operating on 52 bases which provide aircraft flying training to obtain CPL (Commercial pilot License). List of FTOs is at Annexure I.

There are 07 Approved Training Organizations (ATO) which provide type specific aircraft training to Pilots. List of ATOs is at Annexure II.

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU), India's only aviation university has been established at Amethi, Uttar Pradesh (UP) under an Act of Parliament.

 

ANNEXURE I

 

LIST OF DGCA APPROVED FLYING TRAINING ORGANISATIONS

 

 

S No

State

Name

Address

Additional bases

  1.  

Bihar

Bihar Flying Institute

PatnaAirport,Patna

 

  1.  

Gujarat

Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd.,

AAA Hangar, Old Terminal Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

 

  1.  

Gujarat

Gujarat Flying Club,

Vadodara Airport, Gujarat

 

  1.  

Haryana

Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation

Civil Aerodrome,Kunjpura Road,Karnal, Haryana.

  1. Hisar, Haryana
  2. Pinjore, Haryana
  1.  

Haryana

FSTC Flying School Private Ltd

Chaudhary Bansi Lal Airport,

Bhiwani, Haryana

Narnaul, Haryana

  1.  

Jharkhand

Alchemist AviationPvt.Ltd.

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

 

  1.  

Karnataka

Govt.FlyingTrainingSchool

Jakkur,Bangalore

 

  1.  

Karnataka

OrientFlightAviationAcademy

Mysore, Karnataka

 

  1.  

Kerala

RajivGandhiAcademyforAviationTechnology

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

 

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

ChimesAviationAcademy,

Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

 

 

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

MadhyaPradeshFlyingClub,Indore

DeviAhilyabaiHolkarAirport,CivilAerodrome,BijasanRoad,

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Sha-ShibFlyingAcademy,

Guna, Madhya Pradesh

 

 

  1.  

Maharashtra

AcademyofCarverAviation,

BaramatiAirport,Baramati, Maharashtra

 

  1.  

Maharashtra

BlueRayAviation

BRAPLHangar,OsmanabadAirport, Maharashtra

Mahesana, Gujarat

  1.  

Maharashtra

NagpurFlyingClub

Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra.

 

  1.  

Maharashtra

NationalFlyingTrainingInstitute,Pvt.Ltd,

C/oAirportAuthorityofIndia,BirsiAirport,P.O.P;Paraswada,

Gondia, Maharashtra

 

  1.  

Maharashtra

RedbirdFlightTrainingAcademyPvt.Ltd.

Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra

  1. Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
  2. Lilabari, Assam
  3. Kalaburagi, Karnataka
  1.  

Maharashtra

SVKMNMIMS

AcademyofAviation

Campus-Babulde,Shirpur,Dist.Dhule, Maharashtra

 

  1.  

Maharashtra

SKYNEX Aero Pvt. Ltd.

Jalgaon Airport, Jalgaon, Maharashtra

 

  1.  

Maharashtra

TheBombayFlyingClub,

JuhuAirport,Santacruz(W), Mumbai, Maharashtra

  1. Mumbai, Maharashtra
  2. Dhule, Maharashtra
  1.  

Odisha

Govt.AviationTrainingInstitute,

DirectorateofAviation,Orissa,CivilAerodrome,Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

Birasal, Odisha

 

  1.  

Punjab

PatialaAviationClub

Patiala, Punjab

 

Amritsar, Punjab

  1.  

Rajasthan

BanasthaliVidyapithGlidingFlyingClub

Banasthali,Dist.Tonk, Rajasthan

 

 

  1.  

Telangana

Asia Pacific FlightTrainingAcadsemyLtd.

GMR HIAL Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana (2013)

  1. Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana (2015)

 

  1. Kalaburagi Airport,  Karnataka (2021)

 

  1.  

Telangana

FlytechAviation Academy,

A1-Kauser,PlotNo.295,RoadNo.10,WestMaredpally.

Secunderabad. Telangana

  1. Nadirgul, Telangana
  2. NagarjunSagar, Andhra Pradesh
  1.  

Telangana

TelanganaStateAviationAcademy,

AndhraPradesh,oldAirPort,

Hyderabad, Telangana

 

  1.  

Telangana

WingsAviationPvt.Ltd.,

1-11-256/B,PlotNo.108,

AdjacentAirportRoad,Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana

 

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

AmbitionsFlyingClubPvt.Ltd

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

ChetakAviation

MS-10,NH-91,AligarhAirstrip,DhanipurAligarh, Uttar Pradesh

 

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

FalconAviationAcademy

Ayodhya, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. (Non-operational) (2013)

 

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh (2019)

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

GargAviationLtd.UP

HangarNo.3dhule,CivilAerodrome,Cantt.

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

 

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

IndiraGandhiRashtriyaUdanAkademy

Fursatganj, Dist.Raebareilly, Uttar Pradesh

Gondia, Maharashtra

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

PioneerFlyingAcademyPvt.Ltd

MS-10,NH-91,DhanipurAirport,PostPanethi,Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

 

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Saraswati Aviation Academy

Sultanpur, Amhat Airfield, Uttar Pradesh

 

Source: Directorate General of Civil Aviation

 

 

 

ANNEXURE II

 

LIST OF APPROVED TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIA FOR IMPARTING TYPE SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT TRAINING

 

S NO

ATO

1

FSTC India Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon and Hyderabad

2

CSTPL, Greater Noida

3

AGIPL (Airbus India), Gurgaon

4

CTE, AIR INDIA, Mumbai, Hyderabad, New Delhi

5

CAE, Bengaluru

6

AAG Centre for Aviation Training, Chennai

7

HATS-OFF Helicopter Training Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru

Source: Directorate General of Civil Aviation

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd) in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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