Lok Sabha Question No. 895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Flying Training Schools
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

895.

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 895 (To be answered on the July 2022) 21st

## FLYING TRAINING SCHOOLS

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the details of Flying Training Schools along with the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of Flying Training Organizations (FTOs) in the country, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the commercial piiot licence issued in the country annually and the steps taken by the' Government to provide the flying training facilities at an affordable cost and in comparison to the international facilities; and
- (b) the number of commercial pilots employed in the airline industry and the requirement of commercial pilots by the industry in the next five years;
- (d) the number of commercially trained pilots in.the country or abroad respectively, along with the steps taken by the Government to streamline the regulatory process in the training facilities?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

(a) to (d) There are 35 Flying Training Organisations (FTO) in the country: State wise list of FTOs is at Annexure-I The Government has taken several steps to establish more flying schools across the country to train greater number of commercial pilots. These include the following:

(ii) 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): As on 30th June 2022, four of these FTOs are operational: one each at Jalgaon and Lilabari, and two at Kalaburagi.

(1) In 2020, Airports Authority of India (AAT) brought out a liberalised FTO policy wherein airport royalty payments (revenue share payment by FTOs to AAI) was abolished and land rentals were significantly rationalised;

(iii) In June 2022, after & competitive bidding process, six more FTO slots were awarded by AAI at five airports namely: Bhavnagar (Gujarat); Hubballi

(Karnataka), Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), Kishangarh (Rajasthan) and Salem (Tamil Nadu).

(v) 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:

(iv) 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:

(vi) 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 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%\_ get

(vii) The total number of flying hours at Indian FTOs increased from 1.20 lakh hours in the pre-Covid period (2019) to 1.62 lakh hours in 2021. The performance by Indian FTOs in 2021 is despite severe disruptions due to the Covid second waves Cyclone Yaas, Cyclone Tauktae, early onset of monsoons and a rising cost of imported aviation fuel: good

There are approx 9000 commercial  pilots employed in the airline industry: Approx 2000 more pilots are expected to be required during next 4-5 years; The details of the Commercial Pilot Licenses issued in the country since 2017 is at Annexure-II:

## Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 895 for 21 July 2022 LIST OF FLYING TRAINING ORGANISATIONS (FTO)

| S No   | State          | Name                                           | Address                                                                 |
|--------|----------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Bihar          | Bihar FlyingInstitute                          | Patna Airport; Patna                                                    |
| 2      | Gujarat        | Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd,,         | AAA Hangar, Old Terminal Airport, Ahmedabad                             |
|        | Gujrat         |                                                | Vadodara airport                                                        |
| 4_     | Haryana        | Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation            | Civil Aerodrome, Kunjpura Road, Karnal                                  |
| 5_     | Haryana        | FSTC Flying School Private Ltd                 | Chaudhary Bansi Lal Airport; Bhiwani                                    |
| 6      | Jharkhand      | Alchemist Aviation Pvt, Ltd.                   | Jamshedpur                                                              |
|        | Karnataka      | Govt. Flying Training School                   | Jakkur, Bangalore                                                       |
|        | Karnataka      | Orient Flight Aviation Academy                 | Mysore                                                                  |
| 9      | Kerela         | Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology   | Thiruvananthapuram                                                      |
| 10.    | Madhya Pradesh | Chimes Aviation Academy,                       | Sagar                                                                   |
|        | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya PradeshFlying Club , Indorel Bhopal     | Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport; Civil Aerodrome,Bijasan Road, Indore     |
| 12.    | Madhya Pradesh | Sha-ShibFlying Academy,                        | Guna                                                                    |
| 13     | Maharashtra    | Academy of Carver Aviation,                    | Baramati Airport;, Baramati                                             |
| 14.    | Maharashtra    | Blue Ray Aviation                              | BRAPL Hangar, Osmanabad Airport                                         |
| 15.    | Maharashtra    | Nagpur Flying Club                             | Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Civil Lines, Nagpur              |
| 16 .   | Maharashtra    | National Flying Training Institute , Pvt: Ltd, | Clo Airport Authority of India, Birsi Airport; P.O.P;Paraswada, Gondia, |
| 17_    | Maharashtra    | Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd.      | Baramati Airport, Baramati;                                             |
| 18 .   | Maharashtra    | SVKM NMIMS Academy of Aviation                 | Campus-Babulde, Shirpur, Dist;  Dhule                                   |

| S No   | State         | Name                                       | Address                                                             |
|--------|---------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 19.    | Maharashtra   | SKYNEX Aero Pvt. Ltd.                      | Jalgaon Airport; Jalgaon                                            |
| 20.    | Maharashtra   | The Bombay Flying Club,                    | Juhu Airport, Santacruz(W), Mumbai                                  |
| 21.    | Odisha        | Govt. Aviation Training Institute,         | Directorate of Aviation, Orissa, Civil Aerodrome,Bhubaneshwar:      |
| 22.    | Punjab        | Patiala Aviation Club                      | Patiala & Amritsar                                                  |
| 23.    | Rajasthan     | Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding Flying Club   | Banasthali, Dist, Tonk                                              |
| 24.    | Telangana     | Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Ltd.  | Shamshabad                                                          |
| 25 .   | Telangana     | Flytech Aviation Academy,                  | A1-Kauser, Plot No.295,Road No. 10, West Maredpally . Secunderabad: |
| 26 .   | Telangana     | Telangana StateAviation Academy,           | Andhra Pradesh, old AirPort, Hyderabad                              |
| 27 .   | Telangana     | Wings AviationPvt. Ltd ,                   | 1-11-256/B, Plot No. Adjacent Airport Road, Begumpet; Hyderabad     |
| 28.    | Uttarakhand   | Global Konnect Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd_ | Pant Nagar Airport                                                  |
| 29.    | Uttar Pradesh | Ambitions Flying Club Pvt.Ltd              | Aligarh                                                             |
| 30.    | Uttar Pradesh | Chetak Aviation                            | MS-10, NH-91, Aligarh Airstrip, Dhanipur Aligarh                    |
| 31_    | Uttar Pradesh | Falcon Aviation Academy                    | Faizabad                                                            |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh | Garg AviationLtd. UP                       | Hangar No.3dhule, Civil Aerodrome, Cantt: Kanpur                    |
| 33.    | Uttar Pradesh | Indira Gandhi RashtriyaUdan Akademy        | Fursatganj, Dist. Raebareilly                                       |
|        | Uttar Pradesh | Pioneer Flying Academy Pvt. Ltd            | MS-10, NH-91_ DhanipurAirport, Post Panethi; Aligarh'               |
| 35.    | Uttar Pradesh | Saraswati Aviation Academy                 | Sultanpur; Amhat Airfield                                           |

Annexure- II

Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 895 for 21 July 2022 The detail of the commercial pilot license issued in the country annually since 2017 is as below: -

| Year                       |   CPL to cadets from Indian FTOs |   CPL to cadets from foreign FTOs |   Total |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------|
| 2017                       |                              358 |                               194 |     552 |
| 2018                       |                              415 |                               225 |     640 |
| 2019                       |                              430 |                               314 |     744 |
| 2020                       |                              335 |                               243 |     578 |
| 2021                       |                              504 |                               358 |     862 |
| 2022 (till 30th June 2022) |                              373 |                               326 |     699 |
| Total                      |                             2415 |                              1660 |    4075 |