Air India, Airbus Launch Advanced Pilot Training Hub In Gurugram

Air India, Airbus Launch Advanced Pilot Training Hub In Gurugram


The Air India Aviation Training Academy, set up in 2024, is South Asia’s biggest aviation training academy. It currently trains over 2,000 aviation professionals every day, according to the release.

The academy is expected to train over 50,000 aviation professionals including pilots, cabin crew, ground handling, engineering, and security staff, over the next few years. With world-class equipment and the latest technology, the training academy currently provides immersive industry-best training with safety as a core focus.

Additionally, Air India is also in the process of setting up South Asia’s largest Flying Training Organisation at Amravati in Maharashtra. The DGCA-licensed FTO at Amravati’s Belora airport will target to graduate 180 commercial pilots every year, helping fulfil demand for pilots as Air India expands its fleet.

According to an official release, a new Basic Maintenance Training Organization or BMTO is also coming up near Air India’s new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility in Bengaluru that will be operational in FY27.

The BMTO will offer a two-year integrated Aircraft Maintenance Engineering or AME program certified by DGCA followed by two years of practical on-job training at the MRO.



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