Lok Sabha Question No. 6412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Functioning of FTOs
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 6412

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2nd April 2026 )

## FUNCTIONING OF FTOS

## 6412.    SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-approved Flying Training Organisations  (FTOs)  operating  in  the  country  along  with  their  distribution  under  Union Government, State Government and private sector ownership;
- (b) the total number of students enrolled in these FTOs during the last five years;
- (c) the number of students going abroad for flight training annually;
- (d) the details of the DGCA's ranking framework for FTOs introduced to enhance safety and training quality and the corrective mechanisms in place for FTOs receiving lower grades;
- (e) the steps taken to ensure strict regulatory oversight including periodic audits, transparency in  training  data  on  FTO  websites  and  safeguards  against  non-compliance  with  safety  and operational standards; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expand  Flying  Training  Organisation  capacity  to meet the rising demand for Commercial Pilot Licences (CPLs) in line with projected aviation growth and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- a)  At  present,  41  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approved Flying Training Organisations  (FTOs)  are  operating    at  63  flying  bases  in  the  country.  The  list  of  DGCA approved FTOs is attached as Annexure-A.
- b)  Prior  to  commencement  of  ab-initio  flying  training,  each  student  enrolled  in  FTOs  is issued Student Pilot License (SPL). The number of SPLs issued by DGCA approved FTOs in last five Years are as under:
- c)  The number of CPL issued by DGCA to cadets trained in foreign FTOs for F.Y. 2025 is 615.

|   Year |   No. of SPL issued |
|--------|---------------------|
|   2021 |                1173 |
|   2022 |                1675 |
|   2023 |                2088 |
|   2024 |                2364 |
|   2025 |                2309 |

d) DGCA has implemented ranking framework for FTOs operating under its approval w.e.f. 01st October, 2025 to enhance safety and training quality.

The  FTOs  falling  under  Category  'C'  were  issued  notices  along  with  scorecards  and  are required to submit improvement plans, which are reviewed by DGCA.

e)  DGCA conducts annual surveillance, safety audits, regulatory audits and spot checks of FTOs to ensure strict regulatory oversight.

FTOs are also mandated to publish key operational and training details on their websites such as training fleets, airfield information, details of examiner and instructors, financial assistance rendered to students, fee details etc.

f)  The  Government  is  committed  towards  development  of  ecosystem  of  Flying  Training Organisation in the country.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6412 REGARDING 'FUNCTIONING OF FTOS' 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                                                                                         |
|      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.                                                                         |
|      17 | Flytech Aviation Academy                                      | 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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