Air India is partnering with Maharashtra Airport Development Company to establish South Asia’s largest Flying Training Organisation in Amravati, Maharashtra. This initiative aims to enhance pilot training capacity and bolster India’s aviation sector. This FTO will bolster the airline’s transformation journey and enhance pilot training capacity in India. Scheduled to be operational in Q1 FY26, the facility will feature 31 single-engine and three twin-engine aircraft for training. Consequently, the organisation aims to graduate 180 commercial pilots annually, significantly advancing the nation’s aviation sector.
Campbell Wilson, MD & CEO, Air India, said, “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 fulfill their ambitions of flying as pilots. The young pilots coming out of this FTO will fuel Air India’s ambition of becoming a world-class airline, as it moves ahead in its transformation journey.”