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Air India orders 34 training aircraft for new cadet pilot academy
December 20th 2024
Air India (AI) will acquire 31 single engine Piper aircraft and three Austria manufactured twin engine aircraft for South Asia’s largest Flying Training Organisation (FTO) now under construction at Belora airport in Amravati, Maharashtra. Read More » The academy plans to graduate 180 commercial pilots a year after it opens in mid-2025. “The new FTO is a strategic move to exponentially expand our training infrastructure and the building of a self-reliant ecosystem of qualified pilots for Air India and the Indian aviation industry. We are delighted to be playing a part in building the aviation infrastructure India needs as one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets and to support the government’s vision for an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) , Director, Aviation Academy, Air India, Sunil Bhaskaran, said.
