Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Flying Training Institutes
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey, Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha STARRED QUESTION NO. : 40

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8th December 2022 )

## FLYING TRAINING INSTITUTES

40.    DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY

## SHRI LALLU SINGH

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has taken steps for advancement of the flying training in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of flying training institutes in the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Chhattisgarh;

(c) the details of the criteria laid down for setting up new aviation training  institutes  along  with  the  infrastructure  required  in  this regard;

(d)  the  number  of  commercial  pilots  trained  during  the  last  three years; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to set up new flying training institutes  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise including Santhal Pargana in Jharkhand, Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Mangaldoi in Assam and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Jyotiraditya M&#46; Scindia)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NUMBER 40 FOR 08 DECEMBER 2022  (a)  The Government has taken several steps for advancement of the  flying  training  in  the  country.  These  include  the following: (i) Ministry of Civil Aviation has  approved liberalised  Flying  Training  Organisation  (FTO)  guidelines wherein  the  concept  of  airport  royalty  (revenue  share payment  by  FTOs  to  AAI)  has  been  abolished  and  land rentals  have  been  significantly  rationalised.  (ii)  Airports Authority  of  India  (AAI)  issued  award  letters  on  31  May 2021 and 29 October 2021 for nine FTOs to be established at  five  airports  i.e.  two  at  Belagavi  (Karnataka),  two  at Jalgaon  (Maharashtra),  two  at  Kalaburagi  (Karnataka), two  at  Khajuraho  (Madhya  Pradesh)  and  one  at  Lilabari (Assam). (iii) Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has  introduced  Online-On  Demand  Examination  (OLODE) for  the  Aircraft  Maintenance  Engineers  (AME)  and  Flying Crew  (FC)  candidates  with  effect  from  November  2021. This  facility  allows  candidates  to  choose  the  date  and time from the available exam slots. (iv) DGCA has modified its  regulations  to  empower  Flying  Instructors  with  the right  to  authorise  flight  operations  at  FTOs.  This  was hitherto  restricted  to  the  Chief  Flying  Instructor  (CFI)  or Deputy CFIs only. (v) India's largest flying academy - Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) at Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) - has been permitted to carry out pilot training in Gondia (Maharashtra) and Kalaburagi (Karnataka) to enhance its flying hours and aircraft utilisation, which get severely affected during winter months due to low visbility. IGRUA has commenced operating on all weekends and holidays. It completed 19,019 flying hours during the year 2021 as compared to 15,137 hours in the pre-Covid  year  2019,  an  increase  of  over  25%.;    (b)  At present, there are 34 Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) operating  at  52  bases  as  approved  by  the  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). List of State Wise Flying training  institutes  is  at  Annexure-1;    (c)  Flying  Training Institutes are established as per Civil Aviation requirements Section-7, Series-d, Part-I specified by Directorate  General  of  Civil  Aviation  which  are  reviewed as per international practices from time to time.;   (d)  The number of CPLs issued during the last  three  years  is  as follows: Year          CPLs issued 2019            744 2020 578 2021            862;  (e) In 2021, after a competitive bidding  process,  AAI  awarded  nine  FTO  slots  at  five airports  at  Belagavi  (Karnataka),  Jalgaon  (Maharashtra), Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) and Lilabari  (Assam).  Under  FTO  bidding  Round  2,  Airports Authority of India (AAI) initiated open tender bidding for 15 FTO  slots  at  10  Airports  viz.  Bhavnagar,  Cooch  Behar, Deoghar, Huballi, Jharsuguda, Kishangarh, Kadappa, Meerut, Salem and Tezu. AAI received bids only for 8 FTOs at 7 Airports namely - Tezu, Kishangarh, Meerut, Kadappa, Hubballi, Bhavnagar, Salem. Deoghar, under Santhal Parganas Division of Jharkhand did not receive any bid. In June  2022,  6  FTO  slots  were  awarded  by  AAI  at  five airports  namely:  2  slots  at  Bhavnagar  (Gujarat),  and  one each at Hubballi (Karnataka), Kadappa (Andhra Pradesh), Kishangarh  (Rajasthan)  and  Salem  (Tamil  Nadu).    These FTOs are expected to be operational by December 2023. Currently,  no  such  proposal  has  been  received  in  the Ministry of Civil Aviation for setting up new flying training institutes  in  Ayodhya  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  Mangaldoi  in Assam and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 40 FOR 08 DECEMBER 2022

STATE-WISE LIST OF FLYING TRAINING ORGANISATIONS (AS OF 30 TH NOVEMBER 2022)

|   S No | State          | Name                                         | Address                                              | Additional bases                      |
|--------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|      1 | Bihar          | Bihar Flying Institute                       | Patna Airport, Patna                                 |                                       |
|      2 | Gujarat        | Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd.,       | AAA Hangar, Old Terminal Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |                                       |
|      3 | Gujarat        | Gujarat FlyingClub,                          | Vadodara Airport, Gujarat                            |                                       |
|      4 | Haryana        | Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation          | Civil Aerodrome, Kunjpura Road, Karnal, Haryana.     | 1. Hisar, Haryana 2. Pinjore, Haryana |
|      5 | Haryana        | FSTC Flying School Private Ltd               | Chaudhary Bansi Lal Airport, Bhiwani, Haryana        | Narnaul, Haryana                      |
|      6 | Jharkhand      | Alchemist Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                 | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand                                |                                       |
|      7 | Karnataka      | Govt. Flying Training School                 | Jakkur, Bangalore                                    |                                       |
|      8 | Karnataka      | Orient Flight Aviation Academy               | Mysore, Karnataka                                    |                                       |
|      9 | Kerala         | Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                           |                                       |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh | Chimes Aviation Academy,                     | Sagar, Madhya Pradesh                                |                                       |

|   S No | State          | Name                                         | Address                                                                             | Additional bases                                                     |
|--------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     11 | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Flying Club, Indore           | Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Civil Aerodrome,Bijasan Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.                                              |
|     12 | Madhya Pradesh | Sha-Shib Flying Academy,                     | Guna, Madhya Pradesh                                                                |                                                                      |
|     13 | Maharashtra    | Academy of Carver Aviation,                  | Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra                                             |                                                                      |
|     14 | Maharashtra    | Blue Ray Aviation                            | BRAPL Hangar, Osmanabad Airport, Maharashtra                                        | Mahesana, Gujarat                                                    |
|     15 | Maharashtra    | Nagpur Flying Club                           | Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra.            |                                                                      |
|     16 | Maharashtra    | National Flying Training Institute,Pvt. Ltd, | C/o Airport Authority of India, Birsi Airport, P.O.P;Paraswada, Gondia, Maharashtra |                                                                      |
|     17 | Maharashtra    | Redbird Flight Training AcademyPvt. Ltd.     | Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra                                             | 1. Seoni, Madhya Pradesh 2. Lilabari, Assam 3. Kalaburagi, Karnataka |
|     18 | Maharashtra    | SVKM NMIMS Academy of Aviation               | Campus-Babulde, Shirpur, Dist.Dhule, Maharashtra                                    |                                                                      |
|     19 | Maharashtra    | SKYNEX Aero Pvt. Ltd.                        | Jalgaon Airport, Jalgaon, Maharashtra                                               |                                                                      |
|     20 | Maharashtra    | The Bombay Flying Club,                      | Juhu Airport, Santacruz (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra                                    | 1. Mumbai, Maharashtra 2. Dhule, Maharashtra                         |

|   S No | State         | Name                                     | Address                                                                                       | Additional bases                                                                         |
|--------|---------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     21 | Odisha        | Govt. Aviation Training Institute,       | Directorate of Aviation, Orissa, Civil Aerodrome, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha                        | Birasal, Odisha                                                                          |
|     22 | Punjab        | Patiala AviationClub                     | Patiala, Punjab                                                                               | Amritsar, Punjab                                                                         |
|     23 | Rajasthan     | Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding Flying Club | Banasthali, Dist. Tonk, Rajasthan                                                             |                                                                                          |
|     24 | Telangana     | Asia Pacific Flight Training AcademyLtd. | GMR HIAL Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana (2013) | 1. Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana (2015) 2. Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka (2021) |
|     25 | Telangana     | Flytech Aviation Academy,                | A1-Kauser, Plot No.295,Road No. 10, West Maredpally. Secunderabad. Telangana                  | 1. Nadirgul, Telangana 2. Nagarjun Sagar, Andhra Pradesh                                 |
|     26 | Telangana     | Telangana StateAviation Academy,         | Andhra Pradesh, old AirPort, Hyderabad, Telangana                                             |                                                                                          |
|     27 | Telangana     | Wings AviationPvt. Ltd.,                 | 1-11-256/B, Plot No. 108, Adjacent Airport Road, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana               |                                                                                          |
|     28 | Uttar Pradesh | Ambitions Flying Club Pvt.Ltd            | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh                                                                        |                                                                                          |
|     29 | Uttar Pradesh | Chetak Aviation                          | MS-10, NH-91, AligarhAirstrip, Dhanipur Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh                                |                                                                                          |
|     30 | Uttar         | Falcon                                   | Ayodhya, Faizabad,                                                                            | Rewa, Madhya                                                                             |

| S No   | State         | Name                                 | Address                                                             | Additional bases    |
|--------|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        | Pradesh       | Aviation Academy                     | Uttar Pradesh. (Non- operational) (2013)                            | Pradesh (2019)      |
| 31.    | Uttar Pradesh | Garg Aviation Ltd. UP                | Hangar No.3dhule, CivilAerodrome, Cantt. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh      |                     |
| 32.    | Uttar Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademy | Fursatganj, Dist. Raebareilly, Uttar Pradesh                        | Gondia, Maharashtra |
| 33.    | Uttar Pradesh | Pioneer Flying AcademyPvt. Ltd       | MS-10, NH-91, DhanipurAirport, Post Panethi, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |                     |
| 34.    | Uttar Pradesh | Saraswati Aviation Academy           | Sultanpur, Amhat Airfield, Uttar Pradesh                            |                     |

Source:  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)