Air India is establishing south Asia’s largest flying training organisation (FTO) at Amravati in Maharashtra, as a part of the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC).
The aim of the FTO is to strengthen the available pilot training capacity in India with the target of graduating 180 commercial pilots per year.
“The FTO at Amravati will be a significant step towards making Indian aviation more self-reliant and offering more opportunities to the youth in India to fulfil their ambitions of flying as pilots,” said Campbell Wilson, MD & CEO at Air India.
“The FTO will be operational by the first quarter of 2026 and will offer aspiring pilots an opportunity to undergo training with world-class curricula at par with best-in-class global schools.”
The airlines FTO, will have 31 single-engine aircraft and three twin-engine aircraft for training.
Air India to establish south Asia's largest flying training organisation
