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Antonov An-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force. In India, civil aviation is regulated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) which recognizes 35 (as of 2023) Flying Training Organisations (FTO) for flight training and seven (including one in Singapore) Aircraft Type Training Organisations or Approved Training Organisations (ATO) for type rating. [1]
Besides training IGRUA's own cadets, the campus also gives pilot training to cadets of Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Border Security Force, and Indian airlines. [10] IGRUA has been a site for campus placements by various airlines, including Air India, IndiGo, and Air India Express.
Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology (RAGAAT) is a state-owned pilot training institute run by the Government of Kerala, India. It is situated at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Originally founded as Kerala Flying Club, a private flying club in 1959 by G. V. Raja, it was bought by the state government in 1981.
Courses offered include three-year bachelor of science degrees separately in aviation and aircraft maintenance, a six-month pilot-training course, post-graduate diploma in airline operations, air hostesses and airport ground handling, a one-year diploma courses for assistant flight dispatchers, and a six-month certificate course for customer ...
Additionally, a consultancy center was opened in New Delhi, India, and became fully operational in September 2023. In 2023, an order for 48 additional Cessna 172 Skyhawks was placed with Textron Aviation, with delivery expected in 2026. [27] In 2024, BAA Training became the sole provider of pilot training under the new Pilot Runway project.
Emirates Boeing 777 pilot Richard Vellinga said he gets free flights and good pay, but has atypical work-life balance given his long-haul flying.
Anticipating the need for an indigenous flight-testing capability, and to launch flight testing in India on a formal footing, IAF sent two pilots to the Empire Test Pilots' School in October 1949. These pilots were followed by several others in succeeding years and they formed the core group in the establishment of the Aircraft and Armament ...
Having said that, though, it is important to keep logic at the forefront in cases like this. And though the terrible accident in Washington D.C. is rattling, it's only going to make flying that ...