Lok Sabha Question No. 6282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Status of Flying Training Organisations
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 6282

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2nd April 2026 )

## STATUS OF FLYING TRAINING ORGANISATIONS

## 6282.     THIRU DR. S JAGATHRATCHAKAN Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number  of DGCA-approved  Flying  Training  Organisations  (FTOs) currently operational  and  the  total  number  of  commercial  pilots  trained  annually  through  these institutions in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has projected a requirement of approximately thirty thousands additional pilots over the next decade in view of fleet expansion by Indian carriers and if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  the  extent  to  which  the  current  training  capacity  meets  this requirement;
- (c) whether it is a fact that there are only about forty approved flying training institutions for over sixty flying bases in the country and if so, whether any assessment has been made of this capacity gap and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps expand domestic pilot training capacity including establishment of new FTOs or strengthening of public-sector aviation training infrastructure?

## ANSWER

## Minister  of  State  in  the  Ministry  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri  Murlidhar Mohol)

a  to  c)  At  present,  41  Flying  Training  Organisations  (FTOs)  have  been  approved  by Directorate  General  of  Civil  Aviation  (DGCA)  in  the  country,  operating  across  63  flying bases. 3 FTOs are presently non-operational, therefore, 38 FTO are currently operational. The list of DGCA approved FTOs is attached as Annexure-A.

Commercial Pilot Licences (CPLs) are not issued based on demographic parameters. During the year 2025, DGCA issued 1035 CPLs to trainees from Indian FTOs.

As regards to training capacity at DGCA approved FTOs, Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) Section  7  Series  D  Part  I  stipulates  Aircraft:Instructor:Student  ratio  as  1:1:10,  which corresponds to current training capacity of approximately 3500 students at these FTOs. This capacity  is  dynamic  and  subject  to  variation  due  to  factors  such  as  frequent  transition  of instructors to airlines after accumulation required flying hours and serviceability of aircraft.

- d) DGCA has taken following initiatives towards expansion of Indian FTOs:-
- i.  DGCA has  granted  approval  to  03  new  FTOs  in  F.Y.  2025-26,  increasing  total  tally  of FTOs to 41 with 63 flying bases across the country.
- ii. The induction of 61 training aircraft by FTO in year 2025 for promoting the expansion of FTOs and pilot training capacity.

iii. Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) Section 7 Series I Part V has been revised in the year 2025, ensuring a more expeditious training framework. iv. CAR Section 7 Series D part I have been revised to address the emerging requirements of FTOs,  wherein  earlier  requirement  of  Air  Traffic  Management  NOC  and  Aerodrome Operator  clearance  requirements  have  been  dispensed  with  at  NOC  stage  and  shifted  to application stage for FTO approval. Requirement for aircraft has also been shifted to Phase IV from erstwhile Phase - II of Certification.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6282 REGARDING 'Status of Flying Training Organisations' DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.04.2026

|   S No. | Name                                                          | Location of Flying Bases                                                                                                     |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Academy of Carver Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                          | 1. Plot No. P-50, MIDC Ind. Area, Near Baramati Airport, Baramati Maharashtra.413133                                         |
|       2 | Alchemist Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                                  | 1. Sonari Aerodrome, Jamshedpur Jharkhand- 831011                                                                            |
|       3 | Ambitions Flying Club Pvt. Ltd.                               | 1. Karad Airport, Karad -Patan Road, Karad Satara, Maharashtra-415124.                                                       |
|       4 | Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Ltd.                     | 1. GMR HIAL Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad,                                                                   |
|       4 | Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Ltd.                     | 2. Kalaburagi Airport, Gulbarga, Karnataka                                                                                   |
|       5 | ARCA Global Aviation Private Limited                          | Hanger 3, Begumpet Airport, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana 500016                                                            |
|       6 | Avyanna Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                                    | Site-2, Kishangarh Airport, Ajmer, Rajasthan- 305802                                                                         |
|       7 | Aviation Connectivity and Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd. | 1. Old Technical Block, Ground Floor and 1st Floor (Old MET Office), Old Technical Block, Dharwad, Karnataka, 580030, India. |
|       8 | Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding & Flying Club                    | 1. Banasthali Aerodrome, Dist. Tonk, Rajasthan - 304022                                                                      |
|       9 | Bihar Flying Institute                                        | 1. Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar-800014.                                                                                       |
|      10 | Blue Ray Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                                   | 1. Mehsana Airstrip, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-384002                                                                               |
|      11 | The Bombay Flying Club                                        | 1. Juhu Airport, Mumbai, Maharashtra                                                                                         |
|      11 | The Bombay Flying Club                                        | 2. Dhule Airstrip, Mumbai, Maharashtra                                                                                       |
|      12 | Chetak Aviation (A unit of Sultan Education Society)          | 1. MS- 10 NH-91, Dhanipur Airstrip, Post Panethi, Aligarh- 202001, Uttar Pradesh-202001.                                     |
|      13 | Chimes Aviation Academy                                       | 1. Dhana Airstrip, Sagar District - Madhya Pradesh: 470228                                                                   |
|      13 | Chimes Aviation Academy                                       | 2. Neemuch Airstrip, Jaysingpura, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh - 458441.                                                          |
|      14 | Dunes Aviation Academy (A unit of Ganpat Care Foundation)     | 1. GCF Hangar, Bahvnagar Airport, Bhavnagar, Gujarat: 364001                                                                 |
|      14 | Dunes Aviation Academy (A unit of Ganpat Care Foundation)     | 2. GCF Hangar, Hamirgarh Airstrip, Bhilwara, Rajasthan-312901                                                                |
|      15 | Ekvi Air Training Organistaion Pvt. Ltd.                      | 1. Salem Airport, Kamlapuram Distt.: Salem TAMILNADU-636309                                                                  |
|      16 | Falcon Aviation Academy                                       | 1. Civil Airport, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh - 224001                                                                            |
|      16 | Falcon Aviation Academy                                       | 2. Rewa Airfield, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh                                                                                       |
|      17 | Flytech Aviation Academy                                      | 1. Nadergul Aerodrome, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500070.                                                                         |

|    |                                                                | 2. Nagarjuna Sagar Airfield. Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-522439.                                                          |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 18 | FSTC Flying School Pvt. Ltd.                                   | 1. Chaudhary Bansi Lal Airport, SH-16A, Village Gujrani, Bhiwani Airstrip - Haryana 127031.                          |
| 18 | FSTC Flying School Pvt. Ltd.                                   | 2. Narnaul Airstrip, Haryana                                                                                         |
| 19 | Garg Aviations Ltd.                                            | 1. Hanger No.3, Civil Aerodrome, Cantt. Kanpur- 208004 Uttar Pradesh.                                                |
| 20 | Govt. Aviation Training Institute                              | 1. Birasal Airstrip, Birasal, Dhenkanal, Odisha - 759039                                                             |
| 21 | The Gujarat Flying Club                                        | 1. Civil Aerodrome, Harni Road, Vadodara-Gujarat , 390022                                                            |
| 21 | The Gujarat Flying Club                                        | 2. Amreli Airstrip, Amreli- Gujarat 365601.                                                                          |
| 22 | Govt. Flying Training School                                   | 1. Jakkur Aerodrome, Bangalore Karnataka                                                                             |
| 23 | Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation                            | 1. Civil Aerodrome, Kunjpura Road, Karnal Haryana                                                                    |
| 23 | Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation                            | 2. Civil Aerodrome, Hisar, Haryana                                                                                   |
| 23 | Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation                            | 3. Civil Aerodrome , Pinjore, Haryana                                                                                |
| 24 | Indian Flying Academy ( A unit of Shaurya Flight Sim Pvt. Ltd. | 1. Hangar No. 02, Khajuraho Airport, Khajuraho, M.P 471606                                                           |
| 25 | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi                           | 1. Fursatganj Airfield, Raebareli, Amethi-, Uttar Pradesh 229302.                                                    |
| 25 | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi                           | 2. Airport Authority of India, Birsi Airport, P.O.P; Paraswada, Gondia, Maharashtra , 441614,                        |
| 25 | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi                           | 3. Kalaburagi Airport, Gulbarga Karnataka                                                                            |
| 26 | Jet Serve Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                                   | 1. Flyola Aviation Academy, Terminal Road, Khajuraho Airport, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh.                             |
| 26 | Jet Serve Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                                   | 2. Flyola Aviation Academy, Jalgaon Airport,Jalgaon Maharashtra-425003                                               |
| 27 | Jharkhand Flying Institute                                     | 1. Jharkhand Flying Institute Dumka Airport, Dumka, Santhal Pargana Dumka, Jharkhand, Dumka, Jharkhand-814119, India |
| 28 | The Madhya Pradesh Flying Club Ltd.                            | 1. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Civil Aerodrome, Bijasan Road, Indore- Madhya Pradesh , 452005.                    |
| 28 | The Madhya Pradesh Flying Club Ltd.                            | 2. Raja Bhoj Airport, Bairagarh, Bhopal- Madhya Pradesh , 462030.                                                    |
| 29 | Nagpur Flying Club                                             | 1. Hangar no. 1, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Sonegaon Aerodrome, Nagpur- Maharashtra 440005        |
| 29 | Nagpur Flying Club                                             | 2. Moorwa airstrip, Chandrapur, Maharashtra                                                                          |
| 30 | National Flying Training Institute Pvt. Ltd                    | 1. Birsi Airport, Paraswada, Gondia, Maharashtra- 441614.                                                            |
| 31 | Orient Flight Aviation Academy                                 | 1. Mysore Airport, Mandakally post, Mysore , Karnataka- 571311                                                       |
| 32 | Patiala Aviation Club                                          | 1. Hanger -1, Civil Aerodrome, Sangrur Road, Patiala, Punjab- 147001                                                 |

|    |                                              | 2. Sri Guru Ram Das Jee, International Airport Amritsar Punjab                    |
|----|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 33 | Pioneer Flying Academy Pvt. Ltd              | 1. MS- 10 NH-91, Dhanipur Airstrip, Post Panethi, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh- 202001. |
| 34 | Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology | 1. International Airport Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                               |
| 35 | Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd.    | 1. Baramati Airport, Pune District, Maharashtra - 413133                          |
| 35 | Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd.    | 1. Baramati Airport, Pune District, Maharashtra - 413133                          |
| 35 | Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd.    | 3. Lilabari Airport district North Lakhimpur, Assam                               |
| 35 | Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd.    | 4. Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka -545102                                          |
| 35 | Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd.    | 5. Belagavi Airport, Belagavi, Karnataka                                          |
| 36 | Sha- Shib Flying Academy                     | 1. Guna Airport, Madhya Pradesh - 473001                                          |
| 37 | Skynex Aero Pvt. Ltd.                        | 1. Jalgaon Airport, Jalgaon, Maharashtra - 425003                                 |
| 37 | Skynex Aero Pvt. Ltd.                        | 2. Mahsana, Gujarat                                                               |
| 38 | SVKM NMIMS Academy of Aviation               | 1. Shirpur Airstrip, Dist. Dhule , Maharashtra-425405                             |
| 39 | Telangana State Aviation Academy             | 1. Begumpet Airport Hyderabad, Telangana-500011                                   |
| 40 | Vision Flying Training Institute             | VFTI Hangar, Amreli Airport, Chital Road, Amreli, Gujarat,365601.                 |
| 41 | Wings Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                     | 1. Begumpet Airport Hyderabad Telangana-500016                                    |

Source: Directorate General of Civil Aviation

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