Want to Be a Pilot: Air India's Flying School to Soar in Amravati Pioneering Pilot Education Center

South Asia's Premier Flying School in Amravati Transforming Aviation Training and Empowering Local Development

Air India has declared the opening of South Asia's largest flying school in Amravati, Maharashtra, in a major step to strengthen India's aviation training infrastructure. This large-scale endeavour has the potential to improve the quality of pilot education in the area and satisfy the growing need for qualified aviation specialists. Calculating the data on the number of flying colleges in India comes to a total of 375 flying training institutes, of which 343 are private and only 18 are government colleges.

The Managing Director Swati Pandey stated, "The infrastructure at Belora airport was recently upgraded and it now has the instrument-landing and the night-landing systems." The state-owned Maharashtra Airport Development Company has extended the runway at Amravati airport. This flying school will be ready to run and graduate 180 commercial pilots annually by the middle of 2026. The FTO will have 31 single-engine and 3 twin-engine aircraft for training—the most by any Indian airline nationwide.

Air India has been chosen by MADC via a tender to create and run this FTO with a 30-year DGCA licence. CEO of Air India Campbell Wilson, MD, said, "It is a significant step towards making Indian Flying Schools more self-reliant." The young pilots who will graduate from this FTO will assist Air India in achieving its transformational trajectory and turning the airline into a premier brand. Air India is a Flag Carrier airline in India owned by TATA Group Enterprises and is the second largest airline in India. Together, the direct and indirect economic activities associated with air travel account for 5% of India's GDP. Over the course of the next ten years, the joint venture between MADC and Air India is expected to generate over 3,000 new job opportunities in the aviation sector and other related businesses, adding over Rs. 1,000 crore to the state's GDP. 

The Amravati Flying School will have state-of-the-art amenities like cutting-edge flight simulators, contemporary training aircraft, and extensive ground training programs. The ten-acre flying school will feature smart classrooms, top-notch dorms, a digital operations center, and a separate maintenance facility to improve operational effectiveness. Air India wants to give aspiring pilots the tools they need to succeed in the cutthroat global aviation market by offering a top-notch training environment.

In the meantime, the MADC has been enlarged to accommodate ATR and Q400 planes, measuring 1850 meters instead of 1370. Devendra Fadnavis, whose mother is from Amravati, has subsequently taken up the project, which was first promoted by former President Pratibha Patil, whose son Rajendra Shekhawat was a state MLA. The establishment of this cutting-edge flight school by Air India is the result of a strategic strategy to build a strong pool of highly skilled pilots. Air India wants to give aspiring pilots the tools they need to succeed in the cutthroat global aviation market by offering a top-notch training environment.

Editor’s Note:

The opening of the biggest flying school in South Asia, Amravati, is a major turning point in India's aviation history. The unprecedented effort of Air India will surely modify pilot training in the area which will resolve the pilot shortage issue and reinforce the economy of India. A new advanced, techno-savvy generation of pioneering pilots is going to be ready to take off the new heights in the international aviation arena with the opening of flying schools. Skoobuzz appreciates Air India for this ambitious initiative which is poised to elevate the standards of pilot training in the region and meet the burgeoning demand for skilled aviation professionals.